Lawrence O'Toole Sr

Lawrence M. O’Toole
Born	(1957-07-22) July 22, 1957 (age 59) St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri, U.S.
Awards	Officer of the Month Award of Excellence 5x Chief’s Letters of Commendation
Police career
Department	Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis
Badge number	Interim Police Commissioner
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	City of St. Louis
Years of service	1984–Present
Rank	1984: Commissioned as a police officer 1991: Sergeant 1995: Lieutenant 2000: Captain 2003: Major 2009: Deputy Commander 2012: Lieutenant Colonel 2013: Commander Bureau of Professional Standards 2015: Assistant Commissioner of Police 2017: Appointed Interim Commissioner of Police

Lawrence O’Toole is the Acting Police Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis on July 9, 2015, after 31 years in the department. Col. O'Toole served as the Commander of the Bureau of Community Policing until August 2013 when he began serving as the Deputy Commander of the Bureau of Professional Standards. He was promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police on July 9, 2015. On April 19, 2017, Col. O’Toole was appointed Acting Interim Commissioner of Police.

Lt. Col. O’Toole earned a Master of Business Administration from Lindenwood University and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Southeast Missouri State University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA and served as the President of the FBI National Academy Associates for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Incumbents in this classification performs highly responsible and complex executive management duties for the planning, directing, managing and overseeing the activities and operations of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department; including field operations, investigations, support services, and general administration. Also, coordinates activities with other City departments and outside agencies.

He joined the Metropolitan Police Department on January 9, 1984. After graduating from the Police Academy, Lt. Col.O’Toole was assigned to the Ninth District and Intelligence Unit, Col. O’Toole was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in March 1991. As a Sergeant he served in the Third and Ninth Districts, as well as working for the Board of Police Commissioners., Col. O'Toole served as the Commander of the Bureau of Community Policing until August 2013 when he began serving as the Deputy Commander of the Bureau of Professional Standards Prior to being named Assistant Chief of Police,

Lt. O’Toole has received five Chief’s letters of Commendation honoring his skilled work in law enforcement.

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