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Earl Paysinger
Assistant Chief

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Promoted to the rank of Assistant Chief in August 2006, Chief Paysinger is currently the Director and Commanding Officer of Office of Operations. He oversees all four geographic patrol bureaus, including patrol and detective services, as well as Special Operations Bureau and Detective Bureau, or specialized detectives.

In his previous assignment as the Commanding Officer of Operations – South Bureau,  Chief Earl Paysinger was responsible for overseeing the delivery of police services in 77th Street, Southeast, Southwest and Harbor Areas as well as the South Traffic Division. These areas have a population of roughly 640,000 people, encompass approximately 62 square miles and include such well-known Los Angeles landmarks as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena, University of Southern California, Watts Towers, the Harbor Gateway, the Port of Los Angeles and the Exposition Park Museums.

Prior to his appointment as an executive officer, Deputy Chief Paysinger was the Employee Relations Administrator, the Department’s principal management representative concerning labor issues. In addition, he served as the official contact between the Department and representatives from Personnel Department and the Office of the City Administrative Officer.

Previous to that assignment, Deputy Chief Paysinger was assigned as the Department Commander and coordinated the Citywide Chief’s Duty Officer program, ensuring the operational readiness of all patrol resources throughout the City during the off-hours. He also provided management supervision at Newton Operations Support Division and was the Executive Officer to the Chief of Police and the Adjutant to his predecessor.

Deputy Chief Paysinger was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from California State University, Long Beach where he has also completed the bulk of his graduate studies. He is an accomplished orator and has made scores of presentations outside of the police department concerning a variety of contemporary law enforcement issues. He has also been an adjunct lecturer at the university level. Chief Paysinger is currently on staff for the West Point Leadership and Command Program, the Department’s Command Development Program and has participated as a facilitator in a number of other educational seminars. He is presently an active member of a number of civic and professional organizations that include the Association of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Command Officer’s Association, Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries of Southern California, Los Angeles Urban League and Board of Directors, Los Angeles Police Historical Society.

 
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