Danielle Outlaw’s long journey to Philadelphia police commissioner

The nearly 20 years she spent in Oakland’s police department, and several with the Portland Police Bureau, show Outlaw, 43, to be a study in contrasts.

Danielle Outlaw at a news conference introducing her as Philadelphia's new police commissioner on Monday.Read more / Staff Photographer

by David Gambacorta, Allison Steele, and Claudia Vargas

Updated Dec. 31, 2019, 7:21 a.m. ET

Published Dec. 31, 2019, 5:00 a.m. ET