Chief Parks has served 37 years in the Los Angeles Police Department. Here are some of the milestones in his career: February 1965: Enters police academy at LAPD. Works in traffic division initially.

Bernard and Bobbie Parks were so confident that they sneaked away to the police uniform store and bought the silver, four-star band that only the LAPD’s chief is entitled to wear. They took it ...

LOS ANGELES, April 9 -- Bernard Parks, the chief of this city's police department for five turbulent years, lost his bid for another term today. In a vote that ended weeks of racially divisive ...

Former City Councilman and Police Chief Bernard Parks was hit with an ethics complaint this week alleging he illegally used the seal of the City of Los Angeles and an image of his Los Angeles ...

Bernard Parks joined the LA Police Department at a time when racism made life difficult for African Americans. While on the job, he earned a college degree at Pepperdine and a Masters from USC. When ...

LOS ANGELES, April 22 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks gave up his battle to win a second term in office Monday and announced that he would retire rather than pursue legal action ...

Police Chief Bernard Parks took a beating last week after all five candidates for L.A. mayor criticized at least some of his policies during a debate sponsored by the police union. With the ...

Like most of those who have analyzed the nine-person race to succeed Second District Supervisor Yvonne Burke, we view the race as a duel between former Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks and ...

Former City Councilman and Police Chief Bernard Parks was hit with an ethics complaint this week alleging he illegally used the seal of the City of Los Angeles and an image of his Los Angeles Police ...

Bernard C. Parks is an American politician and a member ... representing the 8th District in South Los Angeles. He also served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from August 1997 ...