Daryl Gates
| Daryl Gates | |
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| Born |
August 30, 1926 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2010 (aged 83) Dana Point, California, U.S. |
| Awards |
 Police Meritorious Unit Citation Police Meritorious Service Medal1984 Summer Olympics Ribbon  1987 Papal Visit Ribbon 1992 Civil Disturbance Ribbon |
| Police career | |
| Department |  Los Angeles Police Department |
| Allegiance |
 City of Los Angeles
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| Country |
 United States of America
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| Years of service | 1949–1992 |
| Rank | Sworn in as an officer (1949) Commander (1965) Chief of Police (1978) |
| Other work | Businessman/entrepreneur, talk-show host, radio commentator |
Daryl Gates (born Darrel Francis Gates; August 30, 1926 – April 16, 2010) was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 to 1992. His length of tenure was second only to that of William H. Parker. As chief of police, he took a hardline, aggressive, paramilitary approach to law enforcement. Gates is co-credited with the creation of SWAT teams with LAPD's John Nelson, who others claim was the originator of SWAT in 1965. Gates also co-founded D.A.R.E along with the Los Angeles Unified School District.
After the Rodney King beating and the riots afterward, Gates retired from the police department.
Gates was born in Glendale, California, to a Mormon mother and a Catholic father on August 30, 1926; he was raised in his mother's faith. He grew up in Glendale and Highland Park, in the northeastern part of Los Angeles. The Great Depression affected his early life: his father was an alcoholic, and frequently ended up in the custody of the Glendale police. (Later in life, Gates often remarked on the taunts and harassment he received from schoolmates because of his father's behavior.) Gates later wrote that he had a low opinion of the police due to their rough treatment of his father, and at age 16 Gates himself was arrested after punching an officer who manhandled his brother during a parking dispute (Gates apologized and the charges were dropped).
Gates graduated from Franklin High School in Highland Park, and joined the U.S. Navy in time to see action in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After leaving the U.S. Navy, he attended Pasadena City College and married his first wife, Wanda Hawkins. He went on to take pre-law classes at the University of Southern California. After his wife became pregnant, a friend suggested that he join the LAPD, which was conducting a recruitment drive among former servicemen; Gates initially declined, then decided it was a good opportunity. (Gates later finished his degree at USC.)
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