San Gabriel Approves Lawton as Police Chief
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The San Gabriel City Council voted 4 to 1 to approve David A. Lawton as the city’s new police chief.
A 13-year veteran of the department, Lawton, 36, had served as acting chief since the May retirement of Donald S. Tutich.
Lawton, a 1981 graduate of Cal State Los Angeles, will be paid a $61,000 salary. He will oversee a 65-member department in the city of 35,000.
Councilman John Tapp, who cast the dissenting vote at Tuesday’s council meeting, said he regretted the council was presented with only one candidate.
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