Thomas A. Broadhead was chief of police of the Los Angeles Police Department for three months in 1909. Broadhead joined the LAPD around 1887,
and he had previously been a member of the vice squad.
He had been appointed by mayor
Arthur C. Harper, and when Harper resigned due to a scandal and was replaced by mayor George Alexander, Broadhead was dismissed as chief and replaced with
Edward F. Dishman.
Captain Broadhead was indicted on bribery charges a week later, and acquitted in September 1909.
After leaving the department, Broadhead went to work as a special agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1924.
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Chiefs of the Los Angeles Police Department
Southern Pacific Railroad people