Los Angeles Police Department
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Updated: 10 Oct 2018
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Created byJulie Whalen
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Los Angeles Police Department EstablishedHanging of 19 Chinese People by a MobFirst mounted officer patrolledFirst two African-American officers were hiredJohn M. Glass became chief for next 11 yearsMany LAPD officers died from influenza"Flying Squad" beganSalary increases and the appointment of the first Deputy Chief and Inspector of DetectivesJames E. Davis became chief, formed 50 man "gun-squad"Department's first air patrolChief Davis deployed first "Red Squad"Lucy Gray became the first Police MatronDepartment entered the final phases of preparation for the 1984 OlympicsDARE program started1984 OlympicsNorth Hollywood Bank Robbery Shoot-OuWilliam 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 DepartmentAlice Stebbins Wells was appointed as the nation's first female policewoman with arrest powersGeorge W. Bush becomes presidentRonald Reagan elected as presidentUlysses S. Grant elected as President
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