Former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates (1926-2010)

Former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates
Former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates

Daryl Francis Gates was an American police officer who served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1978 to 1992. His length of tenure in this position was second only to that of William H. Parker. Gates is often credited with the creation of police SWAT teams and also co-founded the Drug Abuse Resistance Education ("D.A.R.E.") program.

Quotes