ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Some of St. Louis' finest moved up in the ranks Thursday night.
Colonel Sam Dotson was officially sworn in as the city's new police chief during a ceremony at Harris Stowe State University.
Dotson was promoted to chief on January 1 after former Chief Dan Isom left to take a job with the University of Missouri St. Louis.
Seventeen other officers were also recently promoted and received their badges.
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