LOCAL · FL · 1948-1968
Walter Headley
Police Chief · Miami · Florida
On the record
Famous "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" 1967 quote later quoted by Trump 2020
Background
Florida's Police Chief · Miami of Miami 1948–1968: Walter Headley — 20-year tenure. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Bernard Garmire. Note: Famous "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" 1967 quote later quoted by Trump 2020. Same-year political environment (1948): Governor Millard Caldwell.
Auto-synthesized summary from Officium's indexed fields (tenure, predecessor / successor chain, career arc, FEC matches). Treat as derived metadata, not primary source.
Others who held this office in Florida
- Calvin Ross (1991-1995)
- Perry Anderson (1988-1991)
- Clarence Dickson (1985-1988)
- Garland W. Watkins (1975-1984)
- Bernard Garmire (1968-1975)