L.A. says goodbye to one police chief and welcomes a new one
Outgoing LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, second from left, shakes hands with incoming LAPD Chief Michel Moore during a farewell ceremony for Beck outside LAPD headquarters. In center background is former LAPD Chief William Bratton.
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Outgoing LAPD Chief Charlie Beck walks by a lineup of officers with his wife, Cindy, during a farewell ceremony.
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Outgoing LAPD Chief Charlie Beck leaves police headquarters on his last day in a vintage GTO as incoming LAPD Chief Michel Moore salutes him during a farewell ceremony.
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Chief Charlie Beck hugs LA City Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas as he’s given a custom fire truck at his goodbye party at the LAPD Police Academy in Elysian Park.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti gives Chief Charlie Beck a black and white photo of the two of them at his goodbye party.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti swears in new Police Chief Michel Moore after the City Council unanimously voted him in as chief of police.
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New Police Chief Michel Moore is congratulated by City Council President Herb Wesson, middle, and Mayor Eric Garcetti after the City Council unanimously voted him in as chief of police.
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Los Angeles Police Officers stand at attention as new Police Chief Michel Moore and his wife, Cindy, walk up the walkway to LAPD headquarters after the City Council unanimously voted him in as chief of police.
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Incoming Police Chief Michel Moore walks into LAPD headquarters with his wife, Cindy, after outgoing Chief Charlie Beck left the building for the last time as chief of police after a farewell ceremony.
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Former LAPD Chief William Bratton walks by a lineup of officers at LAPD headquarters during a farewell ceremony for outgoing LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
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