Thomas Reddin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Reddin

American police chief

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1916

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 04-Dec-2004

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thomas Reddin (June 25, 1916 – December 4, 2004) was a Los Angeles Police Department chief from 1967 to 1969.
He left May 6, 1969, to become a news commentator.
He also owned a private security company in Los Angeles; Tom Reddin Security. Reddin helped modernize the department and introduced the community policing concept, which "perceives the community as an agent and partner in promoting security rather than as a passive audience." During his tenure, he allowed his department to give technical advice for the first three seasons of the revived version of the Jack Webb-created detective drama Dragnet (He even made an appearance at the end of the Season Two finale, "The Big Problem", in a plea for improved community relations between the department and the city) and during the first season (1968–1969) of the police drama Adam-12.