Margaret York, police officer who helped to inspire the detective series Cagney & Lacey – obituary

She shattered the status quo which confined policewomen mainly to desk jobs and went on to be the first female deputy head of the LAPD

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Margaret York and her husband Lance Ito in 2007
Margaret York and her husband Lance Ito in 2007 Credit: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images

Margaret York, who has died aged 80, became the first female deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department after a career in which, as one half of a female homicide investigation team, she inspired the popular 1980s television series Cagney & Lacey...

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