edited by: Adam Haverstock,
California Editor
Charles L. Beck, newly appointed chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, sits down tonight with Jim Newton, Los Angeles Times editor at large, to talk about his plans for the department and policing in the city. The conversation, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in The Times' Chandler Auditorium,' [...]
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa swears in LAPD Chief Charlie BeckPhoto from LA Times Al Seib From the Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles City Council today appointed Charlie Beck as the city's new police chief.Charlie Beck, chief-designate of the Los Angeles Police Department, visited with reporters, editors and members of The Times' editorial board Wednesday, the day after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced his nomination of Beck as the next LAPD chief. In some areas, Beck distinguished himself (though [...]
