William C. Warren (city marshal)

William C. Warren
Born	1836 Michigan, U.S.
Died	October 31, 1870 (aged 33–34) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Relatives	Juanita (née Lopez), wife three daughters
Police career
Department	Los Angeles City Marshal
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	Los Angeles, California
Years of service	10
Rank	Deputy City Marshal (1860–1865) City Marshal (1865–1870)

William C. Warren (1836 - 1870) was the first regularly employed law enforcement officer in the city of Los Angeles.

William C. Warren was born on a farm in southwestern Michigan in 1836. He migrated to California and by June 1860 Warren was the deputy of City Marshal Thomas Trafford and was living with him. In December 1860 he married Juanita Lopez, a daughter of the Paredon Blanco settler Jose Francisco Lopez. The couple had three daughters. The eldest, Ida, became the mother of the later Los Angeles County Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz.

As a deputy city marshal, at the end of 1861, Warren assisted J. E. Pleasants, overseeing one of William Wolfskill's ranches, to pursue and capture several horse thieves who were sent to the penitentiary.

Warren, a Republican, was elected Los Angeles City Marshal from 1865 to 1869 with the help of the Californio voters in this Democrat dominated city. As city marshal once again in 1869, Warren also served as the first head of the local police force of six officers in a city that had about 5,600 residents. The city granted Warren $50 to furnish his headquarters and $25 a month for rent. He also was dog catcher and tax collector, being paid 25% of all the tax money he collected. However the following year:

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