The forgotten...
In a story I wrote last week about Baldwin Park naming its first female police chief, Sierra Madre Police Chief Marilyn Diaz told me that she was the first female chief in the county's history, Inglewood Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks was the second and Hadsell is now the third.
Since then, I've gotten some calls and e-mails from readers pointing out other female chiefs......
Just in case you did not know, Margaret A. York has been the Chief for the Los Angeles County Police since the end of 2003. Please see us on the web. www.LACPOLICE.org
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I also got a call from someone who said the Los Angeles Count transit police had a female chief, though I haven't been able to confirm that.
I take it Diaz was probably referring to chiefs of municipal police departments when she made her statements to me, still the others are worth mentioning.
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Yes, Sharon Papa was the Chief of the MTA Police when they merged with the LAPD. She is now an Asst. Chief there, doing absolutely nothing that has anything to do with putting suspects in jail or keeping cops safe.
She has however been lying to the families of SWAT officers after Randy Simmons was killed.
Posted by: RCJP | May 14, 2008 9:56 AM