by Associated Press and Charles Lam
SAN FRANCISCO — Herb Lee, San Francisco's first Chinese-American police officer, has died. He was 84.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Lee died Nov. 1 of colon cancer.
Lee joined the police force in 1957 after serving in the U.S. Navy and spent his first years working undercover in Chinatown.
He
investigated gangs and later worked in the juvenile and narcotics
divisions. He was promoted to sergeant and became executive director of
the Police Activities League, overseeing athletic and enrichment
programs for poor children.
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Source: NBC News
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