News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 month ago
In fact, among the three finalists, the commission ranked Beck last. Though many had anointed Beck early on as the favorite to win the job, the outcome behind closed doors, where decisions were actually made, could easily have been different. Beck...
News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 month ago
He's a man who understands the past, a man who is an important part of the present and a man who will shape this department in the future," Villaraigosa said to a bank of television cameras transmitting the announcement live Tuesday morning. "Charlie...
News Source: Christian Science Monitor
| about 1 month ago
Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, a three-decade veteran of the force, will succeed William Bratton as Chief of Police, L.A...Mr. Villaraigosa said. "He understands that you can't solve the gang problem just by locking up every kid, that we must use a...
News Source: The Mercury News
| about 1 month ago
Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, a three-decade veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who is credited with cleaning up the image of the scandal-plagued Rampart Division, has been named to head the law enforcement agency. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa...
News Source: The Orange County Register
| about 1 month ago
A person in the mayor's office told The Associated Press this morning that the deputy chief was appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to succeed William Bratton. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because a formal announcement is scheduled...
News Source: CNN
| about 1 month ago
Charlie Beck, a 33-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, has been chosen to replace Chief William Bratton, the Los Angeles mayor's office said Tuesday. Beck, who is chief of detectives, is seen as a "progressive reformer" who has spent...