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The LA Times list
of candidates for Temporary Chief
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Here's the list the LA Times came up with on 4/30/02 for Temporary Chief:

Deputy Chief Mike Bostic (started his LAPD career in 1973) - currently filling in as acting chief, and is in charge of recruitment, hiring and training of new officers

Deputy Chief Julius I. Davis
(joined LAPD in 1967) - currently in charge of the LAPD's specialized units, including the homicide detectives, narcotics officers and the SWAT team

Commander Tom Lorenzen (in the department over 30 years) - heads the department's internal affairs unit, and was responsible for helping plan deployment and policing for the Democratic National Convention in August 2000

Former Deputy Chief Martin Pomeroy (retired from LAPD last year after 31 years) - worked on a variety of special projects, including helping draft police reforms as part of a court-mandated consent decree

Former Deputy Chief Scott LaChasse (recently retired after over 30 years) - served as head of the LAPD's South Los Angeles Bureau, and now works for Paramount Studios on security issues

Former Deputy Chief Larry Fetters (retired in 1994) - was head of human resources for the department, and was given the task of expanding recruitment for the department during former Mayor Richard Riordan's tenure

The Times also mentioned that there was some discussion the possibility of adding Joe Gunn, the Executive Director of the Police Commission, to the short list for Temporary Chief, as well as Commander Dan Koenig, who joined LAPD in 1970 and now works on consent decree issues and other administrative duties.
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