Jay Roberts Jr.

James Jay Roberts (also known as Jay Roberts Jr.) is an American LAPD Captain and former actor, known for leading roles in films including White Phantom, Scent of Vengeance, and Aftershock.

Roberts attended San Diego State University and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.[1] In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Roberts pursued a career in film. In 1994, Roberts retired from the film industry and joined the LAPD.[1] His undercover assignments have included stints in Vice and Narcotics enforcement units. In 2004, Roberts was assigned as the OIC of the Department's "War Room", an anti-crime think tank. Roberts has authored the War Room Handbook.[1] In 2009, Roberts worked at the Topanga Gang Impact Team.[2]

Roberts was the Foothill Area Gang Impact Team Officer and was the Adjutant to the First Assistant Chief and the Director of the Office of Operations for several years. In 2022, Captain Roberts was assigned Commanding Officer to the LAPD Rampart Division.[1]

Filmography
Theatrical movies
  • Scent of Vengeance aka El Aroma Del Copal (1996)
  • Warlords 3000 aka Dark Vengeance (1993)
  • Aftershock (1990)
  • White Phantom (1987)
  • Thin Ice
  • On the Edge
TV appearances
  • Homefront "Appleknocker to Wed Tomato-Hawker" (1993)
  • Booker "Someone Stole Lucille" (1991)
  • Murder She Wrote

References
  1. "James "Jay" Roberts". lapdonline.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. "The Strength And Professionalism Of The LAPD Reserve Corps". laprf.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.


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