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Daryl Francis Gates

Born

in Los Angeles, California, The United States

August 30, 1926

Died

April 16, 2010

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Biography

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Daryl Gates (born Darrel Francis Gates) was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 to 1992. His length of tenure was second only to that of William H. Parker. As chief of police, he took a hardline, aggressive, paramilitary approach to law enforcement. Gates is credited with the creation of SWAT teams and DARE. After the Rodney King incident and the riots that followed, Gates resigned from the police department.

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Chief: My Life In The L.A.P.D.
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Daryl Francis Gates,

Diane K. Shah

3.86 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions

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