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Captain III Denis Cremins, a native Angeleno, was appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department in 1973. He follows in the footsteps of his father and great uncle, who also completed lengthy careers as sworn members of the LAPD. Throughout his career Captain Cremins has held a variety of patrol, investigative and administrative assignments. His primary assignments have included Rampart Area, Jail Division, 77th Street Area, Investigative Analysis Section, Detective Support Division, Robbery-Homicide Division, North Hollywood Area, Internal Affairs Group, Transit Services Section, Operations-West Bureau and Operations-Central Bureau.
As a command officer, Captain Cremins directed patrol operations as the Assistant Commanding Officer of Rampart Area from 2004 until his appointment as the Commanding Officer of Newton Area in 2006. Captain Cremins returned to Robbery-Homicide Division in 2008 and is currently assigned as the commanding officer.
Captain Cremins holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in the Administration of Criminal Justice from California State University at Los Angeles (CSULA) and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California (USC). He is also a Fellow of the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC). Captain Cremins has been an instructor at LAPD in-service courses for over 20 years and has been a guest lecturer at several local colleges and universities. In addition to his teaching experience, Captain Cremins is a member of several professional law enforcement organizations including the Peace Officers’ Association of Los Angeles County (POALAC) and is a charter member of the International Homicide Investigators’ Association. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Police Historical Society.
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