Parks Fills Vacancy in Deputy Chief Post
Moving quickly to fill a void in his top command staff, Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard C. Parks promoted Cmdr. Gregory R. Berg to the rank of deputy chief, officials said Thursday.
Berg, who is the commanding officer of the LAPD’s Internal Affairs Group, will replace Deputy Chief Mark Kroeker, who announced his retirement earlier this week to take a job with the United Nations’ peacekeeping effort in Bosnia.
As deputy chief, Berg will become the “special assistant to the chief of police,” responsible for spearheading the department’s new FASTRAC policing program, monitoring the city’s charter reform efforts and overseeing the LAPD’s organizational restructuring.
“I started my career as a student worker in the summer of 1968,” Berg said after his appointment. “I’ve spent almost my entire adult life serving the citizens of Los Angeles and I am extremely honored to have been selected for this position by the chief of police.”
Berg, a respected 27-year veteran of the LAPD, holds a doctorate in public administration and belongs to several law enforcement organizations, including the FBI National Academy Associates and the Los Angeles County Peace Officers Assn.
His LAPD assignments have included patrol, accident investigations, criminal intelligence and the department’s tactical planning for 1984 Olympic Games.
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