Daryl Gates, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Daryl Gates

Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, 1978-1992

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1926

Place of Birth: Glendale, California, United States

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2010

Profession: police officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.