Mayor Karen Bass swore in the city’s new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, Jim McDonnell, at a morning ceremony Thursday, Nov. 14 at Elysian Park Academy near downtown as his wife Kathy looked on — and even adjusted his chief’s hat. He becomes the 59th chief of the LAPD.

A celebration was held this morning for Jim McDonnell, the new police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.  McDonnell was sworn in during a private ceremony last week, but Thursday’s ceremony would be a public event.

Earlier this year, the number of LAPD's sworn officers dipped below 8,800, its lowest number in decades. That will be a big challenge for new Police Chief Jim McDonnell.

Jim McDonnell is the first person to serve in senior executive leadership positions in three of the largest policing agencies in Los Angeles County: the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department,

In a ceremonial formality, Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday will swear in former L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell as 59th chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The City Council's 11-2 vote to confirm Jim McDonnell as the next LAPD chief came amid renewed scrutiny of his record on immigration enforcement as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.

Mayor Karen Bass sore in former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell as the 59th chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday morning.

New LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell was scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday. Goldberg's birthday episode also included the return of the Wind Machine of Chaos and her face on a giant wheel of cheese. A risqué remark from The View’s Whoopi Goldberg prompted cohost Sara Haines to walk off set during a segment on the Nov.