October 4, 2024

Los Angeles, CA – This morning, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that she had selected Jim McDonnell to serve as the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. McDonnell served in the LAPD for 28 years before serving as chief of the Long Beach Police Department and then being elected Los Angeles County Sheriff in 2014.

Supervisor Janice Hahn issued the following statement:

“I worked with Jim during his long career in the LAPD and as he led the Long Beach PD and our Sheriff’s Department. He brings the integrity, cool head, and steady hand to this job that our communities and the rank and file officers deserve. Jim also has a long history of working with Sheriff Robert Luna and I’m confident that with him at the helm of LAPD, our two largest law enforcement agencies will start a new chapter of close cooperation. When the safety of our communities is on the line, we can’t afford anything less than that. I congratulate Jim McDonnell and applaud Mayor Bass on her decision.”