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By | February 24, 2021 Seeking to correct an injustice from more than a century ago, the Los Angeles Police Commission voted to posthumously reinstate and honor one of LAPD’s first Black police officers. Robert Stewart spent 11 years on the force before he was unjustly fired, the commission said. The five-member police commission voted unanimously to reinstate Stewart, Richard Tefank, the executive director of the commission, told NPR. Fred Booker, a special assistant to LAPD Chief Michel Moore, said Stewart was born into slavery in Kentucky in 1850 and eventually came to Los Angeles whe...

Robert Stewart was one of the first Black officers hired by LAPD. He was terminated in 1900 and on Tuesday the Los Angeles Police Commission unanimously voted to have him reinstated to retire with honor. Image: LAPD handout Seeking to correct an injustice from more than a century ago, the Los Angeles Police Commission voted to posthumously reinstate and honor one of LAPD's first Black police officers. Robert Stewart spent 11 years on the force before he was unjustly fired, the commission said. The five-member police commission voted unanimously to reinstate Stewart, Richard Tefank, the execut...