Jim McDonnell, who served as chief of the Long Beach Police Department and sheriff for L.A. County, was named the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday.
Mayor Karen Bass made the announcement during a press conference at City Hall.
“I’m appointing Chief McDonnell because he and I have aligned in our desire to change the direction of Los Angeles by preventing crime in the first place, responding urgently when crime takes place, and to hold people accountable, and bring down crime,” she said.
Bass also called him a “leader, an innovator, and a changemaker,” which she said are needed in L.A.
“I trust that Jim McDonnell will make sure that we are prepared and vigilant for anything that comes our way,” she said.” This day is the culmination of a national search for the right leader to partner with me and the officers of the LAPD …