Police Station Named in Honor of Jesse Brewer
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In a quiet ceremony attended by more than 250 people, the Los Angeles Police Department formally dedicated the newly remodeled 77th Division in honor of late Assistant Chief Jesse Brewer.
The Jesse Brewer Regional Police Facility was named after the man who was the highest-ranking African American in the history of the LAPD when he retired in 1991 after 39 years of service. Brewer died Nov. 19, 1995, of heart failure.
“We were very, very proud in the African American community of his achievements,” said City Councilwoman Rita Walters. “He was a wonderful man in every respect.”
Brewer joined the LAPD as a patrolman in 1952, eventually working every assignment from traffic to homicide.
He retired after rising to its No. 2 post, serving in that job for three years.
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