Mayor Karen Bass said that it is Chief Choi's record of service that got him to this point and she confidently said that he will 'lead the department with stability and vigilance as we all work together to keep Angelenos safe.'
At a Friday morning ceremony, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass swore in Dominic Choi as the interim chief of Los Angeles Police Department, the first Asian American to hold the position.'Today with the oath I am about to administer, Chief Choi will become the first Korean American to ever lead a major city police department in this country,' Bass said.
'I had the honor and opportunity of working with you on several occasions over this last year and that was what led me to really want to see you ascend to this position,' Bass said.On Thursday, one day before the swearing-in ceremony, Chief Michel Moore officially ended his duties as police chief and was greeted by an Honor Cordon as he left the downtown headquarters. Moore was in attendance at Friday's ceremony where Choi took some time to praise and thank him.
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