Gates Los Angeles Police Chief

August 30 1926 april 16 2010 was the chief of the los angeles police department lapd from 1978 to 1992.

Gates los angeles police chief.

Gates was the city s top police official from 1978 through 1992 when he resigned in the wake of the turmoil from the 1991 rodney kingpolice beating and the riots that followed. Gates the polarizing former police chief whose 14 year tenure ended amid widespread criticism over his department s response to the city s deadly 1992 riots died today. Gates began his police career in 1949 as a los angeles patrolman. Vernon and gates await selection by the police commission.

Founder of the swat team and chief of the los angeles police department for longer than any other chief in the history of the los angeles police department. It ended when he was forced to resign in june 1992 after 14 years as chief in the wake of riots that followed the acquittal. Police chief candidates charles d. As chief of police he took a hardline aggressive paramilitary approach to law enforcement.

Los angeles reuters daryl gates the blunt former los angeles police chief best known for his handling of the rodney king beating and 1992 race riots died on friday. Gates inspecting new police officers 1984 creator subject police chiefs california los angeles police california los angeles commencement ceremonies california los angeles people legal description 118 242327868938 34 0827125511403 access to this collection is generously supported by arcadia funds chief gates gives a careful looking over to new. Gates cast a long shadow not just on the lapd but on los angeles and american policing. Reese left robert l.

Some of what he will be remembered for is positive. Los angeles police chief daryl f. He is considered one of the most influential leaders in lapd history and was famous for his strong stance against drugs. His length of tenure was second only to that of william h.

Daryl gates born darrel francis gates. Daryl gates was born on august 30 1926 in california.