JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced a new appointee to oversee the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s (SLMPD) citizen-led board of police commissioners.
St. Louis City native Derek Winters will serve as the Transition Director. According to the Governor’s Office, Winters will work with St. Louis City officials, SLMPD, Missouri’s Department of Public Safety and other entities.
Winters’ overall focus is ensuring an efficient transition to a citizen-led board, which is expected to assume control over SLMPD before July 1, 2026, as well as minimizing citizen conflicts in the city.
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