Lewis Joseph Valentine was the New York City Police Commissioner from 1934 to 1945, under Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia during the Murder, Inc. era. He was the author of an autobiography "Night stick: The autobiography of Lewis J. Valentine." He joined the NYPD in 1903 and was the first person to go all the way from being a Patrolman to being Commissioner. He held the Commissioner post for eleven years, longer than any other previous person in that position. Time magazine credited him with cleaning up the Department so that New York City had one of the most honest police departments in the nation.
After New York, he led the Tokyo Police Force under General Douglas MacArthur.
After New York, he led the Tokyo Police Force under General Douglas MacArthur.
Lewis Joseph Valentine was the New York City Police Commissioner from 1934 to 1945, under Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia during the Murder, Inc. era. He was the author of an autobiography "Night stick: The autobiography of Lewis J. Valentine." He joined the NYPD in 1903 and was the first person to go all the way from being a Patrolman to being Commissioner. He held the Commissioner post for eleven years, longer than any other previous person in that position. Time magazine credited him with cleaning up the Department so that New York City had one of the most honest police departments in the nation.
After New York, he led the Tokyo Police Force under General Douglas MacArthur.
After New York, he led the Tokyo Police Force under General Douglas MacArthur.
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