LAPD chief of police, Charlie Beck is retiring this summer. Who is going to take his place?
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced Friday that he will retire this summer, ending an eight-year tenure in which he shepherded the department through crippling budget woes, a stubborn uptick in crime and a national outcry over police killings of black men.Beck, who followed his father’s footsteps in joining the LAPD and forged a career that spanned four decades, made the abrupt announcement during a news conference Friday with Mayor Eric Garcetti to discuss the city’s crime trends, drawing gasps from some in the room.
Source: L.A. Police Chief Charlie Beck announces early retirement, ending eight-year tenure as head of the LAPD
