Hi all from a new member. A very interesting forum here.
I was wondering if I could ask a few questions regarding obsolete LAPD ranks ?
Firstly I see there used to be an Investigator rank, was this a one time replacement for Detective rank or did the two exist together ?
If the latter is the case, what did an Investigator do differently from a Detective ?
Another one, when did the Commander rank replace Inspector, and what was the reason for the title change ?
Lastly, this is about the 1960's Dragnet series. Bill Gannon's ID card (which I believe is genuine and displayed at the LAPD Academy cafe) has the title Policeman, but I always thought as he was in plain clothes he would have been a Detective. What would be the reason for that ? (assuming the tv show got it right, which being Dragnet I would assume they got everything just right).
Many thanks and stay safe
I was wondering if I could ask a few questions regarding obsolete LAPD ranks ?
Firstly I see there used to be an Investigator rank, was this a one time replacement for Detective rank or did the two exist together ?
If the latter is the case, what did an Investigator do differently from a Detective ?
Another one, when did the Commander rank replace Inspector, and what was the reason for the title change ?
Lastly, this is about the 1960's Dragnet series. Bill Gannon's ID card (which I believe is genuine and displayed at the LAPD Academy cafe) has the title Policeman, but I always thought as he was in plain clothes he would have been a Detective. What would be the reason for that ? (assuming the tv show got it right, which being Dragnet I would assume they got everything just right).
Many thanks and stay safe
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