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The Gangster Squad in 1948. The Gangster Squad, later known as the Organized Crime Intelligence Division (OCID), was a special unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) formed in 1946 to keep the East Coast Mafia and organized crime elements out of Los Angeles, California.
Several of Horrall and Reed's more enduring actions, among others, were to approve a radio show about the LAPD titled Dragnet in the same year, with Jack Webb starring in the program, and the 1946 founding of the LAPD's secret "Gangster Squad" aimed to stop the rising threat of the American Mafia and organized crime (led by the local Los ...
Pages in category "Los Angeles Police Department units" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... LAPD Gangster Squad; LAPD Mental Evaluation ...
Officers from the LAPD's Mission and Foothill divisions allegedly engaged in illegal searches, ... He previously worked on the Foothill gang squad, whose other officers have in recent years been ...
An LAPD spokesperson confirmed that the department has launched an internal affairs investigation involving Mission Division Gang Enforcement Detail officers, and said the probe involved executing ...
Gates is portrayed by actor Josh Pence in the 2013 film Gangster Squad. In the film, Gates is in his younger years, still a chauffeur for LAPD Police Chief Bill Parker (played by Nick Nolte). Gates was mentioned in a large number of rap and metal songs in the aftermath of the LA riots.
Police arrested seven of the men this week in a series of six raids carried out by multiple agencies, including the LAPD and the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. The two others — Mouton and ...
Gangster Squad can refer to: Gangster Squad (LAPD) , Los Angeles Police Department unit formed to combat organized crime Gangster Squad (film) , a 2013 film based on the LAPD unit of the same name