Redefining the sheriff’s chauffeur
James Hellmold, left in January 2014, was promoted quickly after serving as Sheriff Lee Baca’s driver. The day after Baca retired, however, Hellmold was demoted.
(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)At the LAPD, Daryl F. Gates served as driver for William H. Parker in the 1950s before becoming chief himself in 1978. During his swearing-in ceremony, his wife, Sima Gates, checks his badge.
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