THOMAS E. GAZSI
Deputy Executive Director
Chief of Public Safety and Emergency Management
Chief of Los Angeles Port Police
Thomas E. Gazsi is the Deputy Executive Director, Chief of Police and Emergency Management for the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in North America. Appointed December 2014, Chief Gazsi’s Bureau oversees the Port Police, Port Pilot program, Information Technology and Cyber Security. The area of operation spans 43 miles of waterfront and 7,500 acres of land area adjacent to the communities of San Pedro and Wilmington, in the City of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Port Police is a full-service agency providing Patrol, Traffic, Criminal Investigations, Tactical Planning, Marine Operations Unit, Dive Team, Maritime Tactical Team, unmanned aerial and subsurface operations and Hazardous Material Investigations, among a variety of other functions. The agency hosts the Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center in collaboration with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, providing POST Certified marine vessel operation certification programs.
Chief Gazsi previously served as the Chief of Police for the Costa Mesa Police Department from 2011 to 2014, an agency of 250 personnel in a community of 117,000 in Southern California. The chief previously served as the Support Services Division Commander and Acting Chief of Police with the Newport Beach Police Department. Chief Gazsi served a full career in Newport Beach, California. He has also been active in supporting a variety of nonprofit endeavors and has served on a variety of boards. Chief Gazsi is a graduate of USC’s School of Public Policy and Management.