ADVISORY/LAPD, "LAPD: Life on the Beat" Honored with NACOP's Michael Award.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1998--The National Association of Chiefs of Police is honoring "LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. : Life on the Beat" and the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . with its Michael the Archangel archangel, in religionarchangel (ärk`ānjəl), chief angel. They are four to seven in number. Sometimes specific functions are ascribed to them. The four best known in Christian tradition are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. Award, calling the show the best real-life law enforcement TV series. Actor John Phillip John Phillip (1817-1867) was a Victorian era painter best known for his portrayals of Spanish life. He was nicknamed "Spanish Phillip". Born into a poor family in Aberdeen in Scotland, Phillip's artistic talent was recognised at an early age. Law, chairman of NACOP's Michael the Archangel Award Advisory Committee, presented awards to Dave Bell, executive producer of the series, and Deputy Chief David Gascon Gascon inhabitant of Gascony, France; people noted for their bragging. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 1049] See : Boastfulness , who has played the lead role within the LAPD in bringing the success of the show to fruition. "'LAPD: Life on the Beat,' now in its fourth year, stands out among all the shows of this genre because of how effectively and accurately it presents the difficulties and stresses faced each day by officers on the street, without overdramatization nor sugar-coating," said Law, whose father was a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff. "The program has given LAPD officers the recognition and respect they so rightfully deserve and, at the same time, has been positive for all U.S. law enforcement." NACOP NACOP National Association of Chiefs Of Police Founding Director Gerald S. Arenberg, at the association's Miami records center, said, "It seems fitting that the Michael the Archangel Award be presented by an actor named 'Law,' whose father was a law officer, who has portrayed officers himself, and who continues to be well-known for his 1967 role as the angel opposite Jane Fonda in 'Barbarella.'" The series was selected for the honor by a poll of NACOP's board of directors. "LAPD: Life on the Beat" is only the second effort honored with a Michael the Archangel Award. Earlier this year, the first such award, for best musical performance, was presented to singer Pat Boone, who recorded songs -- such as "A Part of America Died" and "Empty Uniform" -- that are sent to families of officers killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
NACOP intends to expand its Michael the Archangel Award program -- named in honor of the patron saint of police officers -- and hopes in 2,000 to sponsor Hollywood ceremonies at which more than a dozen such awards will be presented in numerous entertainment categories. Since 1960, NACOP has been the leading not-for-profit organization dedicated to research of line-of-duty deaths and related issues, as well as assistance to family survivors. Along with the American Federation of Police & Concerned Citizens, it operates the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum in the former Miami FBI headquarters building. The edifice includes a multiwalled marble memorial inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with names, ranks and department affiliations of more than 6,000 fallen officers. ASSIGNMENT EDITORS: Award presentation set Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 9:20 a.m., at LAPD Board of Police Commissioners meeting, Room 150, Parker Center, 150 N. Los Angeles St. (Photo, video and interview opportunities available.) |
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