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Tony Newsom joined the Los Angeles
Police Department in 1989. In 1992, he was assigned to the West Valley Division,
working with juveniles in the Jeopardy Program. He briefly left the Los Angeles
Police Department to form his own personal protection company. Tony Newsom rejoined
the Los Angeles Police Department in 2003 and works in the area of community relations.
Tony Newsom is the author of Top 10
Crimes - Don't Be the Next Victim, Student Safety Tips: 45 That Every 3rd - 5th Grader Must Know, Middle School Student Safety
Tips, High School Student Safety Tips, College Student Safety Tips, Student Safety Tips: 40 That Every 1st - 2nd Grader Must
Know and The Parent's Guide For Raising Safer K-12 Students.
According to the book description
of Top 10 Crimes, Don’t Be the Next Victim “will help you: Learn how
to prevent date rape; Teach your children (and yourself) how to avoid predators; Discover how to avoid dangerous ATM robberies;
Find out how to recognize scams and cons before it is too late; Learn to identify patterns that criminals look for in victims;
Learn how women can better avoid being raped; Find out how to protect yourself and effectively free others from domestic violence;
Learn how to protect your family from home invaders; Keep your children safe from child abductors; Learn what the top ten
crimes are and how to avoid being a victim; and, Understand the top 12 things that keep people safe.”
About the
Los Angeles Police Department
In February 1955, the
Los Angeles Police Department, through the pages of the internally produced BEAT magazine, conducted a contest for a motto
for the police academy. The conditions of the contest stated that: “The motto should be one that in a few words would
express some or all the ideals to which the Los Angeles police service is dedicated. It is possible that the winning motto
might someday be adopted as the official motto of the Department.” The winning entry was the motto, “To Protect
and to Serve” submitted by Officer Joseph S. Dorobek.
“To Protect and to Serve”
became the official motto of the Police Academy, and it was kept constantly before the officers in training as the aim and
purpose of their profession. With the passing of time, the motto received wider exposure and acceptance throughout the department.
On November 4, 1963, the Los Angeles City Council passed the necessary ordinance and the credo has now been placed alongside
the City Seal on the Departments patrol cars.
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