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Box 20

 Container

Contains 101 Results:

Interviews, 1992

 Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Content After the violence had subsided, the Webster Commission met with a variety of public officials, law enforcement personnel, activists, and community leaders to discuss the rioting, its root causes, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response. The series includes summaries of these meetings, including questions and comments along with the interviewers' own mental impressions, conclusions, and opinions. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the...
Dates: 1992

Polen, Sol- Sergeant II for the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division, 1992 July 8

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 53
Scope and Content

An interview with Sol Polen, Sergeant of the LAPD's Foothill Division, about his recollection of events prior to and during the civil disturbance, and his impressions of the LAPD's subsequent response to the violence and unrest.

Dates: 1992 July 8

Port, Stephen- Chief of the Hawthorne, CA Police Department, 1992 June 25

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 54
Scope and Content

An interview with Stephen Port, Chief of the Hawthorne Police Department, about the Department's role and resources; its planning activities for major disturbances; its mutual assistance programs; its activities during the civil unrest; and an evaluation of the resources and approaches to major disturbances.

Dates: 1992 June 25

Puente, Robert- Sergeant for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 1992 July 2

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 55
Scope and Content

An interview with Robert Puente, Sergeant for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.

Dates: 1992 July 2

Pye, Bradley- Assistant Chief Deputy to Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, 1992 June 26

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 56
Scope and Content

An interview with Bradley Pye, an Assistant Chief Deputy to Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, about the nature of the violence associated with the civil disturbance, the planning measures that were taken prior to the King verdict, and the adequacy of law enforcement's response to the violence and unrest.

Dates: 1992 June 26

Reiner, Ira- Los Angeles County District Attorney, 1992 September 14

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 57
Scope and Content

An interview with Ira Reiner, Los Angeles District Attorney, about the root causes of the civil disturbance, the preparedness of the LAPD to handle this type of disturbance, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response to the violence and unrest.

Dates: 1992 September 14

Revell, Oliver- Special Agent-in-Charge of the Joint Federal Law Enforcement Task Force, 1992 August 28

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 58
Scope and Content

An interview with Oliver ("Buck") Revell, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Joint Federal Law Enforcement Task Force. Topics include the scope and duties of the task force, and the deployment of federal law enforcement agents during the civil disturbance.

Dates: 1992 August 28

Reyes, Cesario- Detective for the Los Angeles Police Department's Bunco-Forgery Division, 1992 June 25

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 59
Scope and Content

An interview with Cesario "Chayo" Reyes of the LAPD's Bunco-Forgery Division about his role in controlling the civil disturbance, and his impressions of the LAPD's response to the violence and unrest.

Dates: 1992 June 25

Rhee, Jay- A business owner and member of Los Angeles's Korean community, 1992 July 16

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 60
Scope and Content

An interview with Jay Rhee, a business owner and a spokesperson for the Korean American community, about his role in fending off looters during the civil disturbance, the preparedness of the LAPD to handle a major disturbance, and the adequacy of the LAPD's response to the violence and unrest.

Dates: 1992 July 16

Ride-Along, Los Angeles Fire Department, 1992 September 14

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 61
Scope and Content

An account of a Commissioner's ride-along with Battalion 3 of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Dates: 1992 September 14