FILE - In this May 29, 1992 file photo, Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates autographs his book for new police officers after their graduation in Los Angeles. Police say that Gates, who resigned in the wake of 1992 rioting that followed the Rodney King beating, has died. He was 83. The police department said in a statement that Gates died Friday, April 16, 2010 at his Newport Beach home with his family at his bedside. (AP Photo/Chris Martinez, File)