Jim McDonnell (sheriff)

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James McDonnell (born August 26, 1959) is an American law enforcement officer who has been the 59th Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department since November 8, 2024. He is the former sheriff and head of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the largest in the US, having been elected as L.A. County's 32nd sheriff on November 4, 2014, defeating former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka. He replaced interim Sheriff John Scott on December 1, 2014. Scott replaced former Sheriff Lee Baca (who was also in federal prison). McDonnell was defeated for re-election as Sheriff in 2018 by Alex Villanueva. Previously, McDonnell served as the Chief of Police in Long Beach, California from 2010–2014, and before that, he had served in various positions in the Los Angeles Police Department from 1981–2010, including First Assistant Chief, the second-highest position in the department.

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