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Chief Michael Downing was sworn in on October 30, 2009 as the Los Angeles Police Department’s 55th Chief of Police. Chief Downing is a 27 year veteran of the Department. Prior to being named Chief of Police, he was the Deputy Chief of the Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence Bureau. In that capacity he commanded
two operational divisions which oversee the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section, Criminal Investigative Section, Organized Crime Section, Surveillance Support Section,
Criminal Conspiracy Section, Liaison Section, Hazardous Devices/Materials Section, LAX-K9 Section and Archangel Section. He completed an eight week attachment to the New Scotland Yard’s Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command SO 15 and has testified before congressional sub-committees relative to radicalization, intelligence, homeland security, and information sharing. His work in counter-terrorism has taken him to Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and France, all in an
effort to examine best practices and build a network of practitioners. Chief Downing served as the Commanding Officer, Hollywood Community Police Station, from July 1999 to April 16, 2005, where he oversaw a
command of 300 sworn and 40 civilian personnel providing service to a diverse residential population that exceeds 300,000 with an area that spans 17.2 square miles. He was promoted to Commander in April of 2005 and was assigned as the Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-South Bureau, a command serving
nearly 700,000 people, four service Areas and 1,200 police officers in South Los Angeles. In this capacity he oversaw patrol operations, detectives, vice, and the administration of Bureau operations. Chief Downing attended the University of Southern California where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1982 and completed POST Command College in 1997. In 2007, he completed the FBI’s Leadership in Counter-Terrorism Training (LinCTs) Pacific Program. He also successfully completed the Naval Post Graduate School Executive Leadership Program in 2009. He is currently a senior fellow at the Homeland Security
Policy Institute at the George Washington University. Chief Downing has also worked with the Department of Justice, traveling to South America, Africa, Turkey, and Poland in an effort to transition large national police organizations into democratic civilian policing models. He resides in Southern California with his wife Michele and two teenage daughters, Morgan and Mallory.
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