Captain III Vance M. Proctor, commanding officer of the West Los Angeles Community Police Station, passed away on April 27 in Woodland Hills. He was 60. He had undergone an emergency appendectomy on April 10. Born in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1944, Proctor earned a bachelor’s degree in history at Cal State Northridge and a master’s degree in public administration at USC. He was appointed to the LAPD in 1967 and promoted to captain in 1986, serving in a variety of positions, including patrol, detectives, vice, traffic and transit operations. Proctor developed a number of innovative programs, including one to improve detectives’ interrogation methods and another that enlists citizen volunteers for criminal surveillance in the San Fernando Valley. He became area commanding officer for the West L.A. station last February. During his last year of service, Proctor was committed to maintaining two patrol cars in Pacific Palisades community and to reducing speeding. On April 29, the Los Angeles City Council adjourned in Proctor’s honor. Proctor is survived by his wife, Nina; daughter, Lisa Osborn; son, Todd; his mother, Helen; and two grandchildren. A graveside service was held May 7 at Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood, followed by a memorial service at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley.
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