Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr.

Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. (November 2, 1923, Oakland, CA – February 13, 2005, Castro Valley, CA) was sheriff for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office of Alameda County, California from 1975 to 1979. He gained some notoriety as a tough sheriff in his dealings with Berkeley, California protestors in the 1960s. His policing style then, while serving under then-sheriff Frank Madigan, was described as "kick ass and take names" by Sheriff Charles Plummer (who was a field commander for the Berkeley Police Department when riots erupted in People's Park in 1969).

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'Tough' veteran county sheriff dies at age 81, by Matt O'Brien, Oakland Tribune, February 16, 2005

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