ST. LOUIS • Seventeen police officers were promoted by the city Police Board.
Chief Sam Dotson recommended the promotions during a board meeting Wednesday. The highest-ranking promotion was that of Lt. Col. Alfred Adkins, who becomes assistant chief.
Adkins' father, Leroy Adkins, retired in 1992 as a lieutenant colonel and deputy police chief.
Five captains were promoted to major: Mike Caruso, Rochelle D. Jones, Gerald Leyshock, Ronnie Robinson and Joe Spiess. Lt. Mike Deeba was promoted to captain, and sergeants Anthony Aubuchon and Robert Boney were promoted to lieutenant.
Making sergeant were Anthony Abel, Christy Allen, Michael Binz, Rodney Hickman, Raymond Jackson Jr., Steven Schwerb, Clifford Sommer and John Winter.
Dotson said he soon will announce the duties of the new majors, most of whom are filling vacancies. He said the department also is working to reduce the number of districts, now at nine, and would assign new duties in that reorganization.