Peter J. Pitchess

Peter J. Pitchess
Peter J. Pitchess
	Pitchess in 1965
Born	February 26, 1912; Salt Lake City, Utah
Died	April 4, 1999 (aged 87); Newport Beach, California
Resting place	Pacific View Memorial Park,; Corona del Mar, California; 33°36′36″N 117°51′14″W / 33.610068°N 117.853822°W
	Police career
Department	Federal Bureau of Investigation; Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Service years	1953 – 1982
Rank	1953: Appointed as Under-Sheriff;; 1958: elected Sheriff

Peter J. Pitchess (February 26, 1912 – April 4, 1999) was the 28th sheriff of Los Angeles County, California, serving from 1958 to 1981. He is credited with modernizing the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,^[1] turning the department into the sixth-largest police department, and the largest sheriff's department, in the United States.^[2]

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Peter J. Pitchess
Pitchess in 1965
Born	(1912-02-26)February 26, 1912 Salt Lake City, Utah
Died	April 4, 1999(1999-04-04) (aged 87) Newport Beach, California
Resting place	Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, California 33°36′36″N 117°51′14″W / 33.610068°N 117.853822°W / 33.610068; -117.853822
Police career
Department	Federal Bureau of Investigation Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Service years	1953 – 1982
Rank	1953: Appointed as Under-Sheriff; 1958: elected Sheriff

Peter J. Pitchess

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