Former Deputy Chief Margaret Ann York was one half of the first all-female homicide detective team at LAPD that inspired a 1980s TV series, “Cagney & Lacey.”
The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday, March 1, unanimously recommended naming one of the Police Department’s stations after the first female deputy chief, a woman who had already been a groundbreaking cop and helped inspire a TV show.
The vote by the commissioners sent the recommendation to the City Council for consideration, with a motion coming as early as the City Council meeting on Wednesday, March 2. Plans to memorialize York at the station would include adding her name to the front of the building and installing a plaque that includes her photo and a biography that recounts her achievements.
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