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Operation Cul-de-Sac (OCDS) was a Los Angeles Police Department effort to reduce violent crime, particularly drive-by shootings by gangs. [1] It consisted of installing concrete barriers, later iron fencing, to block fourteen residential streets to vehicle traffic. During the two years it was in effect, it substantially reduced violent crime.
The LAPD's deployment of officers has reflected the growth and changes of Los Angeles since the late 19th century. The earliest LAPD police station (or community station or division, originating from the "Patrol Division") was Central Division, located in Downtown Los Angeles on the southeast corner of 1st and Hill.
Metropolitan Division, commonly referred to as Metro Division or just Metro, is an elite division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) under its Special Operations Group. Metropolitan Division is responsible for managing the LAPD's specialized crime suppression, K-9, mounted, and SWAT units, named "platoons".
LAPD officials added a disclaimer to the site's crime page about the department's shift to the National Incident-Based Reporting System, which will bring it in line with federal guidelines aimed ...
The Los Angeles Police Protective League has filed a lawsuit accusing LAPD Cmdr. Lillian Carranza of improperly accessing the officers' union's records. Lawsuit claims LAPD commander tried to ...
11:57 a.m. Jan. 24, 2025: An earlier version of this article misspelled the last name of L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman as Rahman. When Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gave pay raises to the ...
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States. [6] With 8,832 officers [ 6 ] and 3,000 civilian staff, [ 2 ] it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City ...
As Los Angeles prepares to expand its police force with a boost in spending and plans to hire hundreds more officers, new data show that crime in the city has dropped moderately in 2023.. Through ...