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The
Declared Candidates
for
LAPD's next Chief of Police
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Here are the declared candidates who are currently Chiefs of Police
in other cities after having had long LAPD careers, listed by length
of LAPD service:
Chief
Mark Kroeker - Portland Police (was with LAPD 32
years) - a former LAPD Deputy Chief, spent a year in Bosnia
working with the United Nations on peacekeeping and policing
efforts, and has been Portland Chief since December of 1999
"The
thing that's driving me to apply is the sense that there's
work that still needs to be done. With all those years
in leadership in LAPD, now there are things I honestly
believe I have in my own capacity that will fill the need
in the LAPD at this moment."
Daily News 4/29/02 |
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Chief Art Lopez * - Oxnard Police (began his 28 year LAPD
career in 1971) - a former Deputy Chief at LAPD, has been Chief
of the Oxnard Police Department since November of 1998 and known
as a firm believer in the concepts of community based policing
"It
would be just fabulous to finish off my career with the
agency I started with. I'd … like to find out about the
criteria ... to see if I'm a good fit."
Daily News 4/29/02 |
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* known to
speak fluent Spanish |
Here are the declared candidates who are currently serving with the
LAPD, listed by rank and length of LAPD service:
Deputy
Chief Margaret (Peggy) York (a 34 year veteran of LAPD)
- currently serves as the commanding officer of LAPD Central
Bureau, and is the first woman in the history of the LAPD to
reach the rank of Deputy Chief
"I've
really -- I think -- seen just about every aspect of working
in this department. But I certainly don't think of myself
as 'a woman candidate.' I think the leadership of the
Police Department calls for a person who is willing to
take responsibility for leadership."
Daily News 4/30/02 |
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Deputy Chief David Kalish (began his LAPD career in 1975)
- currently serves as the commanding officer of LAPD West Bureau
"I'm
honored to be considered on the short list because I think
there is a great opportunity for change ... I was born
in this city, I live in this city, and I care about this
city. I want to be a part of making it better."
Daily News 4/30/02 |
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Commander George Gascon * (first joined the LAPD in 1978)
- currently serves as commanding officer of the Department's
Training Group, responsible for overseeing all training for
the Department's sworn and civilian employees
"The
organization really needs to be turned upside-down. The
traditional organizational structure that we have ...
neglects that ... the community is the customer."
Daily News 4/29/02 |
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Commander Jim McDonnell (has 21 years experience with
the Department) - currently commanding officer of the LAPD's
2004 International Association of Chiefs of Police Planning
Group
"It's
a certainly a challenging job … but I love this organization,
and there's a window of opportunity to turn the image
of the department around."
Daily News 5/01/02 |
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* known to speak fluent Spanish |
Some of these candidates are well know, others not, and Los Angeles
Community Policing will try to provide the residents with as much
information as possible about these potential new Chiefs of Police.
Please let us know at LACP.org if any of this information is inaccurate
(here or anywhere on the site), and we will update it right away.
Also let us know if we have inadvertently missed anyone, and of other
declared candidates as they come forward.
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