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.

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.

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.