Roy Edmund Steckel (October 17, 1887 – November 14, 1950) served as Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police from December 30, 1929 to August 9, 1933. He succeeded and was succeeded as chief by James E. "Two-Guns" Davis. During Steckel's reign as Chief of Police, Los Angeles hosted the 1932 Summer Olympic Games. The L.A.P.D. employed 800 duly sworn police officers. According to the L.A.P.D.'s official site, crime was very low during the Olympics, with there being only "two robberies, eight burglaries, 39 thefts, and 10 auto thefts."
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17 October 1887 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Died |
14 November 1950 (aged 63)
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Zodiac | Libra |
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