R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

On Tuesday afternoon, after Missouri Auditor Susan Montee released an audit critical of the St. Louis Police Department’s business practices, we intended to confront Police Chief Daniel Isom and Todd Epsten, chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, with…

R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

In the past 11 months, nine current or former St. Louis police officers have been charged with federal or state crimes. Four others have been publicly charged by the department with falsifying search warrant information or police reports.

Federal authorities…

J.B. Forbes | Post-Dispatch

It’s been about eight months since St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Daniel Isom assumed the top job after former chief Joe Mokwa resigned amid a vehicle towing scandal that led to an ongoing federal investigation.

Speaking downtown last night to the Hispanic…

For a number of years I practiced law with a fine man and terrific lawyer named John Sullivan. He was old enough to be my father and is now deceased.

He was one of Missouri’s outstanding probate lawyer and for someone who…

Post-Dispatch photo by J.B. Forbes

Daniel Isom takes office as St. Louis’ 33rd chief of police confronting many vexing problems:

The department is in the middle of a scandal and a federal investigation into a towing contractor that may have given officers…

Chief Dan Isom

Lt. Col. William Brown

Chief Ron Henderson

Today’s news story announcing the St. Louis Police Board’s appointment of Maj. Daniel Isom as chief of police observes that Isom and former Police Chief Ron Henderson “are married to sisters.”

That’s true — but…