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He was born in Prussia and immigrated to Los Angeles in 1869.
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Emil Harris
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He was appointed to serve for one year from 1877 to 1878. He helped create the city"s first volunteer fire department. He began on six-person police department where he quickly became a deputy chief
The Yiddish-speaking cop became chief after his leadership in the Chinatown massacre of 1871.
He was also a detective. His conduct during the capture of the horse thief Tiburcio Vasquez in 1874 at the present-day intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Kings Road led to his promotion to chief
