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Commander Kyle Jackson has over 30 years with the Los Angeles Police Department and holds the rank of Commander of Police. He has been assigned to a wide variety of duties ranging from patrol officer to his current assignment as the Commanding Officer of the Operations-South Bureau Criminal Gang Homicide Group. In this position, in addition to other duties, he has the responsibility for causing the investigation of all incidents of Homicide in the Southwest, 77th Street and Southeast Communities. In his most recent assignment he was the commanding office of the of the highly coveted and prestigious Robbery Homicide Division. In this position he had the responsibility to cause an investigative response for all high profile incidents of homicide, rape and serial or VIP robberies in the City of Los Angeles. He also built and directed the investigations of the largest Cold Case investigative entity in the nation. Additionally duties involved the investigation of all attempt murders or homicides involving police officers or any other assignment directed by the Chief of Police. Previously he was the Commanding Officer of Southwest Area Community Police Station, where he directed over 400 officers, detectives and civilian employees. He also provided community-policing services to over 240,000 community residences and business owners.
In his third most recent assignment, Commander Jackson was the Commanding Officer to the Northeast Area Community Police Station where he directed the efforts of over 370 sworn and civilian personnel as they served over 260,000 community members in an area covering 29 square miles. During that period Commander Jackson implemented numerous innovative programs involving crime reduction and community policing-problem solving to enhance organizational effectiveness and community service.
Commander Jackson was also the Commanding Officer of the Burglary–Auto Theft Division. In that assignment, he had Citywide responsibility for overseeing all incidence of auto theft and burglary as well as all grand thefts committed by sophisticated organized theft groups. Prior to that assignment, he was the commanding officer of the Van Nuys Operations-Support Division and oversaw the efforts of the Detective Section, Gang Detail, Crime Analysis and the Area’s Career Criminal Unit. As part of his collateral duties, he was responsible for developing liaisons and support within the business community to reduce crime and fear.
Commander Jackson has also been assigned as the Commanding Officer of the Devonshire Detective Division. In that assignment, holding the rank of Lieutenant, he commanded the homicide, robbery auto theft and major assault crimes section. He was also the Project Director of the Devonshire Area Volunteer Surveillance Team. This citizen group received national recognition as an effective community policing/problem-solving program. Commander Jackson was part of the Department’s Community Policing cadre and provided in- service training to officers and supervisors in community policing and problem solving.
Commander Jackson is the recipient of numerous awards of recognition. He is recipient of the department’s prestigious Management Achievement Award as the LAPD’s top manager. He holds both a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice and a Masters degree in Public Policy and Administration from the California State University, Long Beach.
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