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Title
Lynn
,
Carol
M
.
Abstract
Carol
Lynn
joined
the
Houston
Police
Department
in
1956
,
after
hearing
a
radio
ad
naming
a
$300
monthly
salary
. He
proceeded
to
advance
through
the
ranks
,
starting
out
directing
traffic
and was
eventually
appointed
Chief
of
Police
by
Mayor
Fred
Hofheinz
as
part
of the
Mayor’s
plans
to
modernize
the
police
department
in the
face
of
changing
demographics
.
Lynn
openly
encouraged
minorities
to
join
the
police
,
promoted
the
first
black
police
sergeants
, and
utilized
policewomen
in
investigative
roles
; he also
took
initiative
in
forming
HPD’s
first
SWAT
team
. He
served
as
Police
Chief
for
18
months
before
resigning
amidst
criticisms
. In
1978
, he was
convicted
on
charges
of
bribery
,
extortion
, and
obstruction
of
justice
.
Title-Alternative
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Date of Interview
November 5, 1974
Subjects
Lynn
,
Carol
M.--Interviews
;
Police
chiefs--Texas--Houston--Interviews
;
Houston
Police
Department
;
Oral
histories
Interviewee
Lynn
,
Carol
M
.
Interviewers
Marchiafava
,
Louis
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH108
Language
English
Ownership Notice
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial
Houston
(Tex.)
Coverage-Temporal
1950s
;
1960s
;
1970s
Length of Interview
00:53:06
Type
Text ; Sound
Format
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript.
Format-Medium
Flash Video (FLV); Text
Relation-Is Part Of
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Funding provided by
TexTreasures
Grant
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