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Los Angeles Police Chiefs
Past to Present
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Early Law Enforcement in
Los Angeles & Commanders (1853-1870)
Los Angeles Rangers (Volunteer California State Militia Company) -
1853-1857
Alexander W. Hope, Captain, Commanding
Los Angeles Guards (Volunteer California State Militia Company) -
1853-1880
John O. Wheeler, Captain, Commanding
Los Angeles City Guards (Volunteer California State Militia Company) -
1855-1861
William W. Twist, Captain, Commanding, 1855
W.W. Moore, Captain, Commanding, 1856
Los Angeles City Marshal -
William C. Warren, 1865-1870
Los
Angeles Police Department (1876-Present)
|
Chief |
Period in Office |
| Jacob
T. Jerkins |
1876-1877 |
| Emil
Harris |
1877-1878 |
| Henry
King |
1878-1880 |
| George
E. Gard |
1880-1881 |
| Henry
King |
1881-1883 |
| Thomas
J. Cuddy |
1883-1885 |
| Edward
McCarthy |
1885
(Jan-May) |
| John
Horner |
1885
(May-Dec) |
| James
W. Davis |
1885-1886 |
| John
K. Skinner |
1886-1887 |
| P.
M. Darcy |
1887-1888 |
| Thomas
J. Cuddy |
1888
(Jan-Sep) |
| L.
G. Loomis |
1888
(Sep) |
| Hubert
H. Benedict |
1888-1889 |
| Terrence
Cooney |
1889
(Jan-Apr) |
| James
E. Burns |
1889
(Apr-Jul) |
| John
M . Glass |
1889-1900 |
| Charles
Elton |
1900-1904 |
| William
A. Hammell |
1904-1905 |
| Walter
H. Auble |
1905-1906 |
| Edward
Kern |
1906-1909 |
| Thomas
Broadhead |
1909
(Jan-Apr) |
| Edward
F. Dishman |
1909-1910 |
| Alexander
Galloway |
1910
(Feb-Dec) |
| Charles
E. Sebastian |
1911-1915 |
| Clarence
E. Snively |
1915-1916 |
| John
L. Butler |
1916-1919 |
| George
K. Home |
1919-1920 |
| Alexander
W. Murray |
1920
(Oct) |
| Lyle
Pendegast |
1920-1921 |
| Charles
A. Jones |
1921-1922 |
| James
W. Everington |
1922
(Jan-Apr) |
| Louis
D. Oaks |
1922-1923 |
| August
Vollmer |
1923-1924 |
| R.
Lee Heath |
1924-1926 |
| James
E. Davis |
1926-1929 |
| Roy
E. Steckel |
1929-1933 |
| James
E. Davis |
1933-1938 |
| D.
A. Davidson |
1938-1939 |
| Arthur
C. Hohmann |
1939-1941 |
| Clarence
B. Horrall |
1941-1949 |
| William
A. Worton |
1949-1950 |
| William
H. Parker |
1950-1966 |
| Thad
F. Brown |
1966-1967 |
| Thomas
Reddin |
1967-1969 |
| Roger
E. Murdock |
1969
(May-Aug) |
| Edward
M. Davis |
1969-1978 |
| Robert
F. Rock |
1978
(Jan-Mar) |
| Daryl
F. Gates |
1978-1992 |
| Willie
L. Williams |
1992-1997 |
| Bayan
Lewis |
1997
(May-Aug) |
| Bernard
C. Parks |
1997-2002 |
|
Martin H. Pomeroy |
2002 (May-Oct) |
|
William J. Bratton |
2002-2009 |
|
Michael Downing |
2009 (Nov) |
|
Charles L. Beck |
2009-present |
Source: Los Angeles Police Department
In 1869, William C. Warren (1865-1870), who had been serving
as Los Angeles City
Marshal since 1865, was authorized a small force of six paid officers,
$50 to furnish a police
office and $25 per month for rent. He was also expected to serve as
city dog catcher and city
tax collector. In return, he received 25 percent of all tax receipts
collected. The following year,
in 1870, Warren found himself in a dispute with one of his deputies,
Joe Dye, over a $100
reward for returning a kidnapped Chinese woman who had been taken to
San Diego. During
a trial related to the kidnapping, Dye shot and killed Warren outside
the courthouse at Spring
and Temple. Dye went to trial over the death of Warren, but was later
acquitted.
Chief
Jacob T. Gerkins (1876-1877) was appointed the first
Police Chief of Los Angeles
after the abolition of the office of the Los Angeles City Marshal. He
had previously twice
been elected to the LA City Council
Chief
George Gard (1880-1881) also served as Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
Chief
William A. Hammel (1904-1905) also served twice as Sheriff of Los Angeles
County.
Chief August Vollmer (1923-1924) was a significant figure in
the development of modern
policing in the United States in the early 20th Century.
Prior to serving as Chief of the
LAPD, he served as the first Chief of the Berkeley Police Department
from 1909-1923.
Chief
William H. Parker (1950-1966) served 16 years as Chief of the Los Angeles
Police
Department, the longest serving Chief of the LAPD.
Chief Willie Williams (1992-1997) had previously served as
Police Commissioner of the
Philadelphia Police Department. Chief
William Bratton (2002-2009) had served as Police
Commissioner for the New York City and Boston Police Departments.
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