Anthony V. Bouza was a Spanish American police officer who worked for the New York City Police Department and served as the Minneapolis Police Department’s chief of police from 1980 to 1989. Anthony V. Bouza passed away on June 26, 2023.
In 1953, Bouza started working with the New York City Police. He received promotions in 1971 to inspector, 1972 to deputy chief inspector, and 1973 to assistant chief.
Up until 1976, he worked for the NYPD. Bouza had an appearance in the groundbreaking TV documentary The Police Tapes in 1976. From 1977 to 1979, he held the position of Deputy Chief of the New York City Transit Police. Following his retirement from the police force, Bouza provided defense testimony in numerous cases across the nation involving allegations of police abuse.
Tony Bouza cause of death
Tony Bouza passed away on Monday at the age of 94 in Bloomington, Indiana, where he had been residing with his wife of 66 years, Erica Bouza, in a memory care facility. The vice unit of the police department conducted a raid on a downtown gay bathhouse the evening before Tony Bouza took office as Minneapolis’ 48th police chief in February 1980. Doors were damaged, and 102 men received citations.