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Los Angeles Police Department
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Julie Whalen
⟶ Updated 10 months ago ⟶
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Events
Los Angeles Police Department Established
Hanging of 19 Chinese People by a Mob
First mounted officer patrolled
First two African-American officers were hired
John M. Glass became chief for next 11 years
Many LAPD officers died from influenza
"Flying Squad" began
Salary increases and the appointment of the first Deputy Chief and Inspector of Detectives
James E. Davis became chief, formed 50 man "gun-squad"
Department's first air patrol
Chief Davis deployed first "Red Squad"
Lucy Gray became the first Police Matron
Department entered the final phases of preparation for the 1984 Olympics
DARE program started
1984 Olympics
North Hollywood Bank Robbery Shoot-Ou
William J. Bratton, former Chief of the New York Police Department and Boston Police Department and others, was appointed the 54th Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department
Alice Stebbins Wells was appointed as the nation's first female policewoman with arrest powers
George W. Bush becomes president
Ronald Reagan elected as president
Ulysses S. Grant elected as President
