News ReleaseCity of Inglewood
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8/15/2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE #081507
Subject :

Inglewood City Council Names Seabrooks Chief of Police
Contact :Office of City Administrator    310-412-5301
The Inglewood City Council has named Jacqueline Seabrooks, a 26-year law enforcement veteran, as the City of Inglewood’s new Chief of Police.

Seabrooks, who currently serves as a captain in the Santa Monica Police Department, will assume command of the 300-employee Inglewood Police Department on October 1.  The Department, which includes over 200 sworn personnel, has been led by Interim Chief of Police Julius Davis, a retired Los Angeles Assistant Chief of Police, since early 2006 when former Chief of Police Ronald Banks retired.

Seabrooks, 45, is a Los Angeles native who began her law enforcement career as an officer with the California State Police.  She joined the Santa Monica Police Department in 1982 and moved up steadily in the ranks, earning her captain’s bars in 2001.  She served as Acting Chief of Police in Santa Monica last fall and currently leads the department’s Office of Criminal Investigations.  In that capacity she holds primary responsibility for Operation Safe Streets, a multi-operational task forced created to battle gang violence occurring in the Pico Street neighborhood.

“As the Chief of Police for Inglewood, I will continue to emphasize enhancement of the community’s safety and quality of life by providing professional, equitable and responsive police service,” Seabrooks said in accepting the position, adding that she will support such service by partnerships with residents, the business community, the clergy and other stakeholders.

“The cornerstones of my operating philosophy are a values-based approach to leadership, a firm belief in the value of collaborative efforts, and ensuring both personal and organizational accountability.”

Seabrooks, who has a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a master’s degree in public policy and administration from CSU Long Beach, is an adjunct instructor in criminal justice at a local technical institute.  She has also worked as a consultant specializing in cultural competency training on a nation-wide basis.

City council members said they are extremely pleased to have an individual with Captain Seabrooks’ professional background and leadership skills in this key role for the City, noting that nothing is more important than the safety of City residents and visitors.  Council members also praised the stewardship of Interim Chief Davis, who provided skilled and stable leadership during some challenging times for the Inglewood Police Department.

Seabrooks will be one of only 15 women statewide who hold top law enforcement jobs, and will be only the second woman in Los Angeles County to hold a city’s top law enforcement position.

 

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