Two years after riots against cops, Anaheim gets its first Latino police chief

By Michael Martinez and Jaqueline Hurtado, CNN

Anaheim, California (CNN) — Two years after Hispanics rioted against police in a city that Disneyland made famous, the city of Anaheim, California, has hired the first Latino police chief in its 157-year history.

Raul Quezada, 44, was sworn in as chief on Wednesday, overseeing a largely white police department in a city that is 53% Hispanic and is still reeling from strife that grew out of police shootings of poor Latinos, including at least one resulting in death, sparking the riots.

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