Willie L. Williams, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Commissioner of the Philadelphia PD
Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1943
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 27-Apr-2016
Profession: police official
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Willie L. Williams
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- Williams (October 1, 1943 – April 26, 2016) was the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1992 to 1997, taking over after chief Daryl Gates' resignation following the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
- Williams was the first African-American police commissioner of both the Philadelphia Police Department and the LAPD.
- During his term as chief of the LAPD, he tried to create a positive image of the department and close the rift created between the police and black neighborhoods by the violent arrest of Rodney King in 1991.
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