Photos: LAPD’s Charlie Beck

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa walks with Charlie Beck to the podium before announcing him as the nominee for LAPD chief.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

“I pledge that I will not disappoint this city,” Beck said at the news conference at Getty House.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at his side, addresses the news conference at Getty House.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

John Mack of the Los Angeles Police Commission listens as LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck talks at news conference.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Megan McElroy, sister of LAPD Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, walks to the news conference with their father, George Beck, himself a former deputy LAPD chief. The chief-designate told the news conference that “the glory of the department is reflected in my father’s leadership, his ability to work with people and his ability to understand community policing before it was a popular concept.”  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Members of Charlie Beck’s family attending the announcement at Getty House included brother-in-law John McElroy, left; Cindy Beck, center, who is Charlie’s wife and a retired L.A. County sheriff’s deputy; and their daughter, Brandi Scimone, an LAPD patrol officer.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)