January 31, 2014:
Jon Belmar Named Eighth Chief Of St. Louis County Police

“…Belmar says his experience in the precincts gives him an advantage on the job. In Affton Southwest, he said, he oversaw a large unincorporated area with a mix of commercial and residential areas. In addition, the county provided contract services for four South County municipalities,

“There’s nothing like it as far as understanding how to deliver police services,” he said. “The chief has to have that relationship with the captain so the captain to have everything he needs to support the contracts, but at the same time, that captain has to have everything he needs to support our unincorporated areas because they’re just as important.”

Belmar added that his time in Affton had taught him the most important lesson of policing - it’s all about customer service.”