"I am NOT a member of the LAPD, I AM the LAPD--It is in my DNA." Those are the words of Chief Charlie Beck who--after four decades of service to the city--is set to retire next month. When Beck says the LAPD is in his blood, he is NOT kidding. Just about everyone in his family is or was LAPD. And so, for the next hour, we will go In-Depth with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck

Over his forty year span with the department, Chief Beck has seen the highs and the lows and has come through them all. The 3rd largest police department in the US, the chief commands some 10 thousand sworn officers and three thousand civilian employees. Curbing gang violence and the containment of terrorism among the many missions of the department. It is not, though, a department without scandal. We will go In-Depth with Chief Beck on that, too.

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