Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles Police Department
(abbr LAPD)
the police department for the US city of Los Angeles, one of the largest police departments in the world with many divisions for crime and traffic, including the Air Support Division with two planes and 19 helicopters. The department has had problems with race prejudice by some of its officers, including the attack on Rodney King and statements by one officer at the trial of O J Simpson.

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