 On arriving back in Los Angeles , the Roddenberry family lived initially with Gene 's parents at 2710 Green Street , Temple City . He obtained employment as a sales manager with the Tri @-@ Vision Corporation in Alhambra , which sold stereo " 3 @-@ D " cameras . However , he realized that this would only be temporary and sought more permanent employment elsewhere . Roddenberry applied for a position with the Los Angeles Police Department on January 10 , 1949 , quitting Tri @-@ Vision the following day . He was enrolled in the department on February 1 and given badge number 6089 . His initial training was completed on March 16 , and he spent the following sixteen months in the traffic division . Roddenberry was subsequently transferred to the newspaper unit . His first job , in his new role as a writer , was to write press releases and teach traffic safety . Roddenberry 's father had worked with Deputy Chief William H. Parker , who was promoted to LAPD Chief on August 9 , 1950 , and Gene became friends with him . 
