Daryl Gates

Birthday: 30 August 1926, Highland Park, California, USA

Birth Name: Daryl Francis Gates

Founder of the SWAT team and Chief of the Los Angeles Police department for longer than any other Chief in the history of the Los Angeles Police department. Daryl Gates was born on August 30, 1926 in California. He is considered one of the most influential leaders in LAPD history and was famous for his strong stance against drugs. Before becoming t... Show more »

Los Angeles today is not like the city I knew when I started as a police officer. Over the years I s...Show more »

Los Angeles today is not like the city I knew when I started as a police officer. Over the years I saw L.A. falling apart piece by piece due to gang violence. Right now, we don't own the streets, they do! Show less «

We are the butchers of society. Everybody wants to eat meat, but nobody wants to know how it's made!...Show more »

We are the butchers of society. Everybody wants to eat meat, but nobody wants to know how it's made! Which is exactly the same thing in law enforcement. Everybody wants safe streets, but nobody wants to know how it'll be done! Show less «

About the Rodney King beating: "I was shocked like everybody else. And I knew that type of incident ...Show more »

About the Rodney King beating: "I was shocked like everybody else. And I knew that type of incident was going to happen since the suppression of the choke-hold appliance." Show less «

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