The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) is the police

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

 department of the City of Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together...

. The current police chief of the BHPD is David L. Snowden.

History

The first law enforcement agency was formed shortly after the City of Beverly Hills was incorporated in 1914. The first city marshal was Augustus Niestrum with a deputy named Jack Munson whose home also served as the headquarters for both the city's Fire and Police Departments. A year later the department was expanded with addition of an another officer.

Two further officers joined in 1916. When Deputy Munson retired in 1919, the new City Marshal served as both Fire and Police Chief. After eight years in combined quarters, the Fire and Police Departments were separated in 1925.

On August 1, 1927, the Beverly Hills Police Department became a municipal organization. Blair was reelected becoming its first Chief of Police. Blair was in charge of one captain, three lieutenants, four sergeants, four motor officers, twenty-three patrolmen and three clerks.

The Beverly Hills Police Department moved to the city Hall in 1932. This remained its headquarters until 1990 when it moved to a new purpose-built police facility on Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills.

Detective Lynn Franklin

Lynn Franklin

Lynn Franklin is an American author, and the most highly decorated officer in Beverly Hills Police history. He is most famous for being the Beverly Hills Police detective who pulled over a car containing Robert F. Kennedy, Peter Lawford, and Dr. Ralph Greenson , the night he claims Marilyn Monroe...

 is the most highly decorated officer in Beverly Hills Police history.

Police Chiefs of the BHPD

• Charles Blair (1927–1942) (First chief)
• Clinton H. Anderson (1942–1969)
• Joseph Paul Kimble (1969–1971)
• Brice L. Cork (1971–1975)
• Edward S. Kreins (1975–1979)
• Lee D. Tracy (1979–1985)
• Marvin P. Iannone
  Marvin P. Iannone
  Marvin D. Iannone was the first assistant chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department and later the Chief of the Beverly Hills Police Department from 1985 to 2003. He was most famous for being in charge of the security at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics...
  
   (1985–2003)
• David L. Snowden (2004–present)

Media

The Beverly Hills police department has featured in several films including the Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American comedy-action film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, and Ronny Cox...

series and the 1986 comedy movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film based on the French play Boudu sauvé des eaux, which had previously been adapted on film in 1932 by Jean Renoir. Down and Out in Beverly Hills was directed by Paul Mazursky, and starred Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss...

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