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Deputy Chief Kirk J. Albanese was born in 1956 in Mount Pleasant, New York. He moved to Los Angeles and started his police academy training on November 17, 1980. Deputy Chief Albanese has steadily moved up through the ranks: including, police officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and commander. On March 29, 2009, he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief of Police by former Chief William J. Bratton.
During his 32 year career Deputy Chief Albanese has held assignments in patrol, gang enforcement, narcotics, Internal Affairs, Juvenile and administration. While at the police officer rank, he was a Senior Lead Officer, and as a sergeant he supervised a Community Policing/government based problem solving unit called FALCON (Focused Attack Linking Community Organizations and Neighborhoods). As a lieutenant, he was assigned to Internal Affairs as both an officer-in-charge and as a chief investigator.
As a Captain, he has held command positions at Juvenile Division, 77th Street, Wilshire, Foothill and Mission Area Police Stations. As an Area commanding officer, he was credited with establishing innovative crime reduction systems including, the “War Room Concept” where crime is analyzed and “Daily Missions” are assigned to patrol and detective personnel through a “Daily Briefing” meeting. This process ensures that all personnel assigned to the command are accountable and working toward the reduction of crime.
Deputy Chief Albanese is also credited with planning and opening the first new Los Angeles police station in 28 years. Mission Area Police Station opened on May 1, 2005, and serves the communities of Sylmar, Mission Hills, North Hills, Panorama City and a portion of Granada Hills. He credits the assigned personnel under his command, other City Departments, political leadership and the community for this accomplishment.
Following his promotion to commander, he was assigned as the Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-West Bureau, assuming responsibility for the police station Areas of Hollywood, Wilshire, West Los Angeles, Pacific, and West Traffic Division. Following this assignment, he was assigned as the Assistant to the Director, Office of Operations. It is this position that Deputy Chief Albanese held prior to being promoted to deputy chief.
Upon his promotion, Deputy Chief Albanese assumed command of Operations-South Bureau. As the commanding officer, he was responsible for 77th Street, Southwest, Southeast, and Harbor Areas, along with South Traffic Division. Operations-South Bureau covers an area of 67 square miles and serves more than 700,000 community members with 1700 officers and 159 civilian employees.
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