Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr.

Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr.

Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. (November 2 1923, Oakland, CA - February 13 2005, Castro Valley, CA) was sheriff of Alameda County, CA in 1975-1979. He gained some notoriety as a tough sheriff in his dealings with Berkeley, California protestors in the 1960s. His policing style then, while serving under then-sheriff Frank Madigan, was described as "kick ass and take names" by Sheriff Charles Plummer (who was a field commander for the Berkeley Police Department when riots erupted in People's Park in 1969).

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* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20050216/ai_n9725916 'Tough' veteran county sheriff dies at age 81] , by Matt O'Brien, Oakland Tribune, February 16, 2005


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  • Frank Madigan — was sheriff of Alameda County, CA from 1963 to 1975. Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. served under him during the Berkeley, CA protests. During the People s Park protests, sometimes referred to as Bloody Thursday , Madigan authorized use of buckshot …   Wikipedia

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