terry hara promoted to lapd deputy chief

This week, the Los Angeles Police Department's highest-ranking officer, Terry S. Hara, was officially promoted to Deputy Chief. Hara is the first ever Asian America in the history of the Department to achieve the rank of Deputy Chief, and will serve as Commanding Officer of Operation West Bureau: LAPD's Highest-Ranking Asian American Officer is Promoted to Deputy Chief. The promotion ceremony ws attended by community leaders, friends, family and colleagues, including Chief William J. Bratton, Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, and actress Tamlyn Tomita(!), whose father was apparently a former LAPD sergeant. No joke, you know it's an awesome occasion when Tamlyn Tomita shows up to your event.