Anthony Vila Bouza was an American police officer who served in the New York City Police Department and as police chief of the Minneapolis Police Department from 1980 to 1989.
12 Facts About Tony Bouza
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Tony Bouza graduated from Manual Training High School in Brooklyn in 1947.
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Tony Bouza served in the US Army, and then worked briefly in sales in the garment industry in Manhattan.
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Tony Bouza joined the New York City Police Department in 1953.
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Tony Bouza was promoted to inspector in 1971, deputy chief inspector in 1972, and assistant chief in 1973.
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In 1976, Tony Bouza was featured in the seminal TV documentary The Police Tapes.
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Tony Bouza served as Deputy Chief of the New York City Transit Police from 1977 to 1979.
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Donald Fraser, who was newly elected as mayor of Minneapolis in 1980, brought in Tony Bouza to be his police chief.
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Tony Bouza retained Bouza for a total of three three-year terms.
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Tony Bouza had a difficult relationship with the police officers he led in Minneapolis.
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Tony Bouza graduated from Baruch University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1965 and a Master of Public Administration in 1968.
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Tony Bouza wrote a monthly column for the Minneapolis community paper Southside Pride.