Redondo Beach Police Department
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Michael L. Stark
Author John Skipper, a former Los Angeles County Sheriff�s Department deputy, retired as a Redondo Beach P.D. captain in 2006 and remained a reserve officer working cold cases. Coauthor Michael Stark became a reserve officer in 1972, serves as the Reserve Corps commander, and is a member of the Crisis Negotiations Team. The authors collated the department�s vintage images into this tribute, gathering others from department members, the Redondo Beach Historical Commission, and Redondo Beach Museum.
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Redondo Beach Police Department - Michael L. Stark
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INTRODUCTION
The city of Redondo Beach is located in the southwest portion of Los Angeles County, approximately 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Founded on April 29, 1892, Redondo Beach is the ninth oldest city in the county. Approximately 67,000 residents live within the 6.28-square-mile city boundaries.
Redondo Beach is a classic Southern California beach community known primarily for its rich surfing heritage and beach lifestyle, as well as one of the largest recreational piers in Southern California. Northrop Grumman, a defense contractor, is located in the northern portion of the city and is one of the biggest employers. There is also the large South Bay Galleria shopping center with upscale stores that attract shoppers from throughout the greater South Bay area. Some of the more famous (and infamous) former residents of Redondo Beach include actress Demi Moore, the Smothers brothers, and Lynette Squeaky
Fromme (the former Manson family member who also tried to assassinate Pres. Gerald Ford).
The Redondo Beach Police Department traces its origins to May 9, 1892, just over a week after the city was incorporated. At that time, S. P. Rogers was appointed as the first city marshal. By the Roaring Twenties, the city had become a major coastal resort complete with gambling casinos and organized crime. As the city grew and became more sophisticated, so did the police department. Harry M. Petersen, who became one of the first motorcycle officers for the department in 1918 and was eventually promoted to chief of police, can be credited with expanding and professionalizing the department during this era.
The department continued expanding and changing as the city evolved. Today, with over 200 sworn, non-sworn, and volunteer personnel, the Redondo Beach Police Department enjoys a reputation as one of the most capable and creative police departments in Los Angeles County. As you will see within the pages of this book, the RBPD has consistently developed proactive and innovative programs that have been recognized on national and even international levels while maintaining first-rate local law enforcement services as part of their commitment To Protect and Serve
the citizens of Redondo Beach.
We hope you enjoy these images of a great police agency.
One
THE EARLY YEARS 1892–1920
This c. 1880 view is looking south across the 100 block of North Alameda Avenue, later named Pacific Avenue. The tent in the background is on Emerald Street and is the location where city hall was built. (Photograph courtesy of Redondo Beach Historical Commission.)
The casino is seen from the water in the 1890s. Gambling was prevalent and was one of the concerns of the newly incorporated city. Ordinances were passed, but backroom operations were ongoing. With the Depression of the late 1920s, gambling made a come back with an ordinance that allowed it along El Paseo Street between Emerald and Diamond Streets. By 1940, the gamblers had been driven out, but carnival games and bingo remained. World War II ended any operations that still existed. (Photograph courtesy of Redondo Beach Historical Commission.)
The Redondo Beach Police Department’s ranks increased from three to five officers in 1914 to police the 3,300 residents of the city. They were also referred to as deputy marshals or constables during this period. In the above photograph are, from left to right, Redondo Beach city marshal Ely Mosier; officers George Gipe, John V. Henry, and S. W. Kiracofe; and motorcycle officer Johnie Alder. (Photograph courtesy of Redondo Beach Historical