John Hayden

St. Louis Public Radio reporter Rachel Lippmann discusses important criminal justice and city politics stories of 2017.

Behind the Headlines: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden aims to tackle crime first

Lara Hamdan

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh went Behind the Headlines to talk about the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s newly appointed…

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden poses for a portrait in his office at police headquarters on Olive Street.

Government, Politics & Issues

A conversation with new St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden

Rachel Lippmann

It did not take Col. John Hayden long to determine his top priority in his new position.“The first thing for me to tackle is going to be violent crime,”…

Government, Politics & Issues

Behind the Headlines: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department chooses new chief from its ranks

Mary Edwards

On December 28 following a several months long search, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson named John Hayden, a 30 year veteran of the St. Louis Metropolitan…

Chief John Hayden said police believed the rash of killings over the weekend to be drug related in a press conference on Monday.

Government, Politics & Issues

Hayden to take on 'blessed challenge' as chief of St. Louis police department

Rachel Lippmann

Updated Dec. 28 at 2:45 p.m. with additional comments on Hayden's promotion — St. Louis Police Maj. John Hayden is the next chief of the St. Louis…