Beck sworn in as chief of police

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Kevin Roderick • November 17 2009 12:57 PM

The City Council this morning unanimously confirmed Charlie Beck as chief of the LAPD. He was then sworn in by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and received the badge from Council President Eric Garcetti. The video is from KABC Channel 7's story.

Also: DA Steve Cooley vows to prosecute pot dispensaries regardless of what the City Council decides: "They are absolutely so irrelevant it’s not funny."

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