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In 1968, the unit received its first turbine-powered helicopter, the Bell 206A JetRanger, which significantly decreased police response times. With a major expansion in 1974, the Helicopter Unit was renamed the Air Support Division. At that time, the ASD grew to fifteen helicopters and one Cessna 210 crewed by 77 sworn personnel. In 1976, the ...
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.
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. Hooper Heliport served as home base for the fictional police helicopter Blue Thunder in the 1983 motion picture of the same name , while construction of the heliport was ...
Two groups studying the effects of helicopters on the health of county residents are suing the L.A. County Sheriff's Department over records on its chopper fleet.
LAPD officers fired launchers in 74 separate incidents last year, Tuesday's report said. But critics say referring to them as "less lethal" is a misnomer because the weapons have the potential to ...
After retiring from the LAPD in 1992, Bernsen joined Fox 11 as a reporter/specialist. [2] Eventually, he became a broadcaster and helicopter reporter with Fox 11's Good Day LA program, and served as an occasional reporter/police news-specialist for both CNN Headline News and Fox News. He retired from Fox 11 in 2004, continuing to serve as a ...
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 ...
The Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department is the head and senior-most officer to serve in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The incumbent manages the day-to-day operations of the LAPD and is usually held a four star officer. The chief of police is appointed by the mayor and reports to the Board of Commissioners.