LAPPL Golf Tournament renamed in honor of the late LAPD Chief Daryl Gates

For Immediate Release

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LAPPL Golf Tournament renamed in honor of the late LAPD Chief Daryl Gates

Los Angeles, September 12, 2010 -- The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) announced that its annual golf tournament has been renamed the Chief Daryl F. Gates Memorial Golf Tournament. The annual event benefits Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) support groups and the Officer Needs Help Fund.

"Chief Gates was often described as a 'cop's cop,'" said LAPPL President Paul M. Weber. "He had a tough public demeanor, but he cared deeply about LAPD officers and their families, and supported them tirelessly. The LAPPL Board of Directors felt strongly it would be appropriate to rename our annual fund-raising golf tournament in his memory and we are pleased to do so."

Tee-off time will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge.

Gates, who was LAPD chief from 1978 to 1992, died April 16, 2010, at the age of 83.


About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents the more than 9,900 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education. The LAPPL can be found on the Web at www.LAPD.com.