PHOTOS: LAPD’s Charlie Beck gets sworn-in ... again
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck thanks City Council members and other dignitaries following his remarks at a swearing-in ceremony at LAPD headquarters. The event was largely for show and celebration, as Beck was officially sworn in a few weeks ago. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
An LAPD honor guard lines up in preparation for a swearing-in ceremony for new Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck at the Police Administration Building. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
LAPD officers and employees watch from an upper floor of police headquarters as Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is sworn in by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
LAPD officers salute during the Pledge of Allegiance at a ceremony to swear in Police Chief Charlie Beck. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Former LAPD Deputy Chief George Beck pins a badge on son Charlie Beck after the younger Beck was sworn in as the city’s new police chief. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck’s family is introduced just before he is sworn in. His father is a retired LAPD deputy chief, his sister a former department detective and his stepdaughter a patrol officer. His son is scheduled to soon graduate from the LAPD academy. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
With City Hall in the background, LAPD officers watch as Police Chief Charlie Beck is sworn in. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A woman walks across the grass as LAPD mounted officers stand watch on the south lawn of police headquarters after Police Chief Charlie Beck was sworn in. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
