Police
Data received January 2022
Full-time employees
58
Median pay
$73,507
Average pay
$72,616
Police
Employees by pay range
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.
Employees
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| Position | Gross pay | Date hired ↑ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shockey, Robert | Police Chief | $119,205 | May 2, 1988 |
| Klutho, Edward | Police Officer W/BA | $76,419 | Sept. 21, 1990 |
| Beutenmiller, Thomas | Seargent W/MA | $87,672 | Jan. 9, 1992 |
| Gorenstein, Jason | Corporal | $79,477 | April 26, 1997 |
| Lucas, Kimberly | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | May 5, 1997 |
| Deroode, Joseph | Lieutenant W/BA | $92,976 | Feb. 4, 1998 |
| Leassner, Thomas | Lieutenant | $91,166 | Feb. 4, 1998 |
| Sikes, James | Lieutenant W/MA | $94,848 | Oct. 25, 1999 |
| Carroll, Brian | Captain | $104,998 | Feb. 7, 2000 |
| Sweeney, Patrick | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | June 1, 2000 |
| Fay, Angela | Detective Secretary | $44,429 | Nov. 27, 2000 |
| Brown, Gayle | Dispatcher | $55,869 | Nov. 13, 2002 |
| Gierer, Danny | Sergeant | $82,722 | Feb. 25, 2003 |
| Wooldridge, Clinton | Lieutenant | $91,166 | Oct. 3, 2003 |
| Valentine, Jason | Lieutenant W/MA | $94,848 | Aug. 19, 2005 |
| Mantler, Michael | Police Officer | $73,507 | Aug. 31, 2005 |
| Koenig, Vincent | Corporal | $79,477 | April 24, 2006 |
| Knuth, William | Police Officer | $73,507 | June 5, 2006 |
| Palme, John | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | Nov. 15, 2007 |
| Stivers, Matthew | Sergeant W/AA | $84,323 | July 30, 2008 |
| Dougherty, Daniel | Police Officer | $73,507 | Sept. 17, 2008 |
| Lawson, Amanda | Police Officer | $67,018 | Feb. 18, 2009 |
| Wilson, Brian | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | Aug. 4, 2010 |
| Cobb, Johnathan | Police Officer | $73,507 | March 25, 2011 |
| Watson, Todd | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | Aug. 12, 2011 |
| Zoellner, Brett | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | March 2, 2012 |
| Lambrich, Joshua | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | April 20, 2012 |
| Chiodini, Ronald | Corporal | $79,477 | Dec. 28, 2012 |
| Clouse, Jeremy | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | June 5, 2013 |
| Crites, Joshua | Police Officer W/AA | $74,963 | Nov. 6, 2013 |
| Herold, Melissa | Police Officer W/BA | $76,419 | Nov. 5, 2014 |
| Bequette, Douglas | Police Officer | $73,507 | Oct. 7, 2015 |
| Vinyard, James | Sergeant W/AA | $76,814 | Jan. 1, 2016 |
| Howell, Ernest | Police Officer W/BA | $74,235 | March 14, 2016 |
| Kaminski, Brian | Police Officer | $71,344 | Aug. 1, 2016 |
| Creely, Charles | Police Officer | $71,344 | Aug. 3, 2016 |
| Phillips, Matthias | Corporal | $77,168 | Oct. 24, 2016 |
| Shular, Richard | Police Officer | $71,344 | Dec. 19, 2016 |
| Bequette, Clinton | Police Officer W/AA | $65,021 | Dec. 29, 2017 |
| Prusinowski, Michael | Police Officer W/AA | $68,286 | Feb. 2, 2018 |
| Christopher, Jeremy | Sergeant | $82,722 | Feb. 7, 2018 |
| Wineinger, Joshua | Police Officer | $67,018 | Feb. 14, 2018 |
| Ackermann, Brett | Corporal | $72,426 | Nov. 5, 2018 |
| Wilson, Kevin | Police Officer W/BA | $66,331 | Jan. 18, 2019 |
| Kennedy, Sean | Police Officer W/BA | $63,086 | April 10, 2019 |
| Vinyard, Bailey | Police Officer W/AA | $59,010 | April 26, 2019 |
| Sarber, Joshua | Police Officer W/AA | $65,021 | June 7, 2019 |
| Mayberry, Timothy | Police Officer | $63,814 | July 23, 2019 |
| Ashbrook, Adison | Police Officer W/AA | $59,010 | Oct. 28, 2019 |
| Weaver, Walter | Police Officer W/AA | $59,010 | Oct. 28, 2019 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.