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LAPD motorcycles are painted black and white and carry a radio, emergency lights, a long arm, police equipment, and police documentation. The LAPD also operates a smaller fleet of electric motorcycles and electric scooters. [8] Motorcycle units are not deployed during rainy or inclement weather, during which all traffic units patrol in cruisers.
The LAPD's aircraft consists of 19 helicopters ("airships")—5 Bell 206 Jet Rangers and 14 Eurocopter AS350-B2s—and 1 Beechcraft King Air 200. [56] LAPD aircraft are operated by the LAPD Air Support Division. Main airship missions are flown out of Hooper Heliport, located near Union Station. The LAPD also houses air units at Van Nuys Airport.
LAPD air units provide aerial surveillance for vehicle pursuits, robberies, large crowd demonstrations, drug interdiction, and search and rescue missions. Air units are automatically requested when initiating a traffic stop on a suspect with known wants or warrants that are a felony in order to limit the potential for a pursuit.
D Platoon is the LAPD's police tactical unit. It provides the LAPD with 24-hour coverage necessary for immediate response to barricaded suspects, snipers, crisis and hostage negotiations, potential suicide-related situations, and other high-risk incidents. SWAT currently operates the Lenco B.E.A.R., BearCat, and MedCat armored rescue vehicles.
The watchdog group Stop LAPD Spying Coalition has created what it calls a "first-of-its-kind" website with the names and photos of every LAPD police officer.
Whether the LAPD and the city are ready for her to be chief is uncertain. Emada Tingirides helped build a program that turned policing on its head in Los Angeles. Whether the LAPD and the city are ...
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A delegation of 32 LAPD reserve officers and one supervisor are expected to travel to the French capital later this month for the Olympic Games. LAPD officers allowed to carry guns at Paris ...