Daryl Gates (born Darrel Francis Gates, August 30, 1926) was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 until 1992.
Gates was born to a Mormon mother and a Catholic father in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California; he was raised in his mother's faith. His family relocated to Glendale, where Gates spent most of his youth. The Great Depression had an impact on his early life: his father was an alcoholic, and frequently ended up...
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Daryl Gates (born Darrel Francis Gates, August 30, 1926) was the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1978 until 1992.
Gates was born to a Mormon mother and a Catholic father in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California; he was raised in his mother's faith. His family relocated to Glendale, where Gates spent most of his youth. The Great Depression had an impact on 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.) His mother had to support the family alone, often on little more than church and government welfare payments.
Gates graduated from high school and joined the Navy in time to see action in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Shortly after leaving the Navy, he attended college on the GI Bill and married. At the time, a friend suggested that he join the LAPD, which was...
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