|
1850 |
The first Sheriff of Los Angeles County, George T. Burrill is
elected and takes office. He has two deputies to assist him. |
|
1857 |
Three weeks into his second elected term, Sheriff James Barton and
a number of his posse are ambushed and murdered while pursuing a
band of robbers. |
|
1858 |
Only seven days in office, Sheriff William C. Getman is killed
while attempting to arrest a "maniac." |
|
1871 |
Sheriff James F. Burns desperately attempts to restore order when
a mob, enraged by the death of a local constable, begins
assaulting and, in some cases, killing Chinese men and boys. The
Sheriff acts because City of Los Angeles law enforcement officers
fail to do so. |
| 1907 |
The LASD purchases its first automobile. |
| 1912 |
Mrs. Margaret I. Adams becomes the first woman in the
United States to serve as a Deputy Sheriff. |
| 1912 |
Deputies begin night duty. |
|
1915 |
The Bureau of
Identification and the fingerprint system is established. |
| 1921 |
The first Sheriff's detention "Honor Camp" replaces
the "Chain-Gang" system. The Record Bureau and Homicide Detail is
established. |
| 1924 |
The first Sheriff's substations open (Florence
Station, later
Firestone Park Station and East Los Angeles Station). |
| 1926 |
The Hall of Justice jail opens.
Vermont Station (later Lennox),
Norwalk, Temple City, and Newhall Stations open. |
|
1927 |
Altadena and San Dimas Stations open. |
| 1928 |
Deputies begin wearing uniforms. Prior to this, deputies
wore civilian clothes.
The Crime Laboratory and County-wide teletype system are
introduced. Fairfax Station (later West Hollywood) opens. |
| 1931 |
The Aero Squadron is created. |
| 1932 |
The Sheriff begins to use marked patrol cars. |
|
1933 |
The Sheriff's Reserves
are first introduced. |
|
1935 |
The Sheriff's Academy
opens. |
|
1937 |
Sheriff's units begin
using two-way radio.
Montrose and Lancaster Stations open (later Crescenta Valley and
Antelope Valley Stations). |
|
1938 |
Wayside Honor Rancho
opens. |
|
1959 |
Lakewood Station opens
to provide the first contract services for law enforcement to a
municipality in the United States. |
| 1963 |
Men’s Central Jail opens.
Catalina Island gives up private police services to contract with
the Sheriff's Department.
Sybil Brand Institute for Women opens. |
|
1964 |
City of Industry
Station opens. |
|
1972 |
Santa Clarita Valley
Station replaces the old Newhall Station.
The Automated Index System is established to allow instant access
to criminal records and fingerprints from other justice agencies.
|
|
1973 |
The Communications Center begins operations with high-speed
dispatch facilities. |
|
1974 |
Carson Station opens. Crescenta Valley Station opens to replace
the old Montrose Station. |
|
1975 |
Lomita Station opens. |
|
1977 |
Lynwood Station opens when the city contracts for police services. |
|
1981 |
The first full-time female law enforcement helicopter pilot in the
nation takes to the air for the Sheriff's Department. |
|
1983 |
Marina Del Rey Station opens. |
|
1984 |
S.T.A.R.S. Center in Whittier is dedicated. |
|
1985 |
Avalon Station is opened. |
|
1987 |
Walnut Station opens. |
|
1988 |
Gang Enforcement Teams (GET) are formed and deployed. Undercover
investigations into corruption in the Sheriff's Department begin
in Operation Big Spender. The corruption involved the theft of
drugs, drug money,
money
laundering, and other illegal activities.
Nineteen deputies are ultimately convicted. The county settles a
lawsuit by Deputy Susan Bouman for sex discrimination by the
Sheriff's Department. The Department comes under court supervision
under the Bouman consent decree. |
|
1989 |
The Sheriff's Museum is dedicated. |
|
1990 |
North County Correctional Center is dedicated by President George
Bush and Sheriff Sherman Block. |
|
1991 |
Lost Hills Station opens. The Mobile Digital Communication System
is established. |
|
1992 |
Palmdale Station opens. |
|
1993 |
The Universal City Substation opens and
Hall of Justice Jail, Biscailuz Center, and Mira Loma Jail
Facility closes. The Sheriff's Headquarters move to Monterey Park.
Amended
for a third time, the Bouman consent decree mandates that the
Sheriff's Department spend $4.5 million to develop revised
sexual-harassment policies, provide resources to assist women to
earn promotions, establish an ombudsperson, and implement
gender-diversity training. |
|
1994 |
The County Marshal's Department merges with the Sheriff's
Department. Lynwood Regional Justice Center opens. |
|
1995 |
Twin Towers Correctional Facility is completed but it cannot be
opened due to a lack of funding. |
|
1996 |
Lancaster Station opens. |
|
1997 |
After two years, Twin Towers Correctional Facility finally opens.
Pico Rivera Station is restored to full service.
Mira Loma
Detention Center re-opens to house Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS) detainees. |
|
2000 |
Compton Station opens. The Compton City Council earlier
voted to disband the Compton Police Department and contract with
the Sheriff's Department. |
|
2002 |
In
a budget showdown with the County Board of Supervisors,
Lynwood Regional Justice Center
Jail Facility and the Cargo Criminal Apprehension Team (CCAT) lose
funding and are shut down. As part of an effort to come into
full compliance with the Bouman consent decree (see 1988 and
1993), the Sheriff's Department begins training personnel in
policies that will enforce a "Respect-Based" work environment. |
|
2003 |
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) decides to switch the
contract for police services on bus and light rail routes within
the City of Los Angeles from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
to the Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department was
already responsible for policing all routes outside Los Angeles. |
