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Thomas A. Broadhead
Police career
Country	United States
Department	Los Angeles Police Department
Rank	Chief of Police - 1909

Thomas A. Broadhead was chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department for three months in 1909. Broadhead joined the LAPD around 1887, and he had previously been a member of the vice squad. He had been appointed by mayor Arthur C. Harper, and when Harper resigned due to a scandal and was replaced by mayor George Alexander, Broadhead was dismissed as chief and replaced with Edward F. Dishman. Captain Broadhead was indicted on bribery charges a week later, and acquitted in September 1909. After leaving the department, Broadhead went to work as a special agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1924.

See also

• Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department § List of police chiefs

References

1. "Los Angeles Chiefs of Police - Names - Time Served". The Los Angeles Times. 1931-08-09. p. 126. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
2. ^ "T. H. Broadhead, Chief of Police in 1909, Dies". The Los Angeles Times. 1954-01-25. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
3. ^ Capt. Arthur Sjoquist (1984). History of the LAPD. p. 51.
4. "Broadhead Indicted on Charge of Bribery". Los Angeles Herald. 1909-04-21. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
5. "50 Years Ago". The Los Angeles Times. 1959-09-05. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

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• Southern Pacific Railroad people