From left are Audrey Fletcher, Deon Bell, LAPD Deputy Chief Regina Scott and Pastor Mary S. Minor. (Cora J. Fossett/L.A. Sentinel)

The Mary M. Kidd Women’s Missionary Society of Brookins-Kirkland Community AME Church recently hosted an information session featuring LAPD Deputy Chief Regina Scott, the first Black woman to hold the position in the history of the department.

Scott shared safety tips, crime data, job information and LAPD advancements with the audience. Participants included Audrey Fletcher, WMS president; Deon Bell, BKCAME youth member, Scott and BKCAME Pastor Mary S. Minor.

Brookins-Kirkland Community AME Church is located at 3719 W. Slauson Ave., in Los Angeles. For information, call (323) 296-5610 or visit bcamechurchla.org.