Josephine Serrano Collier (March 14, 1922 – February 25, 2014) [1] was the first Latina woman to join the Los Angeles Police Department. [1][2][3][4] Collier grew up in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. [5] Collier worked for the Lockeed Corporation building P-38 Ventura fighter planes during World War II. [6]

2014年3月22日 · Josephine Serrano Collier fought family opposition and community mistrust to join the LAPD in the late 1940s, when female officers at first wore nurses' uniforms and did not get guns.

2014年3月18日 · Josephine Serrano Collier defied gender, ethnic and cultural traditions ingrained in the LAPD, becoming the department's first female Hispanic officer in 1946

2014年3月19日 · The Los Angeles Police Department is recognizing Women's History Month by honoring the first Mexican-American woman to join their force as a police officer: Josephine Serrano Collier.

2014年3月18日 · While serving in the Department, Josephine became Josephine Serrano Collier when she married fellow Officer Darwin “Jack” Collier. She raised three children: Suzanne, John Lee and David Scott and retired on Oct. 24, 1960 due to a back injury.

2014年3月19日 · The Los Angeles Police Department is recognizing Women's History Month by honoring the first Mexican-American woman to join their force as a police officer: Josephine Serrano Collier.

2014年3月18日 · Josephine Serrano Collier became an LAPD officer on Oct. 1, 1946. The Los Angeles Police Department extended its condolences Tuesday for the passing of Josephine Serrano Collier, the first...

2014年3月19日 · The Los Angeles Police Department is recognizing Women's History Month by honoring the first Mexican-American woman to join their force as a police officer: Josephine Serrano Collier.

2014年2月25日 · Born to Francisco and Ynez (Gonzalez) Serrano in Jerome, Arizona. She was one of seven surviving siblings out of twelve born to her parents. Her husband died in 1987.

2014年3月18日 · While serving in the Department, Josephine became Josephine Serrano Collier when she married fellow Officer Darwin “Jack” Collier. She raised three children: Suzanne, John Lee and David Scott and retired on Oct. 24, 1960 due to a back injury.