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The ASD was established as the LAPD Helicopter Unit in 1956 with one Hiller UH-12C three-seat helicopter. They added a second helicopter in 1963 and a third in 1965 after the Watts Riots . [ 4 ] The city operated Bell 47 G and 47J model helicopters.
It is home to the Los Angeles Police Department's Air Support Division which is the largest metropolitan police aviation unit in the U.S. with 16 helicopters. The Piper Technical Center is also used as a parking lot for the LAPD motor pool including marked and unmarked units, vans, buses, motorcycles, and the V-100 SWAT armored cars.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States, maintains and uses a variety of resources that allow its officers to effectively perform their duties. The LAPD's organization is complex with the department divided into bureaus and offices that oversee functions and manage ...
Two months after an audit raised questions about the LAPD's helicopter program, the agency defended its nearly round-the-clock flights above the city.
Two officers sustained minor injuries after a helicopter training session ended in an emergency landing around 1 p.m. Tuesday in the 4000 block of Doolittle Avenue in Los Alamitos.
An LAPD helicopter circles over a skate park in the city and orders people leave or face arrest on Saturday. Video shows the helicopter circling and a voice over the tannoy saying: "The park is ...
Pages in category "Los Angeles Police Department units" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... LAPD Mental Evaluation Unit;
A civilian panel rules the officers' action was justified, even as its account throws the role of LAPD helicopters under new scrutiny. A man with a knife was shot by police. Then an LAPD ...