Daryl Gates: Controversial Los Angeles Police Chief Dies at 83

Daryl Gates was the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1978 to 1992. Born on August 30, 1926, in Glendale, California, he joined the LAPD in 1949.

He founded the first police SWAT team and the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. His tenure was marked by tensions with minority communities and the 1991 beating of Rodney King by his officers. After the 1992 riots, he resigned.

He wrote an autobiography, Chief: My Life in the LAPD, and later hosted a radio talk show. Gates died of bladder cancer in Los Angeles on April 16, 2010, at age 83.

Achievements: LAPD chief (1978-1992), founded SWAT and DARE.

Birth: August 30, 1926 - Glendale, California.

Profession: Police chief.

Interesting Facts: He founded DARE with LAUSD.