This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety (LACOPS), less formally known as the Los Angeles County Police, was formed in 1998 as a consolidation of the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Park Police and the Department of Health Services’s and Internal Services Department’s Safety Police. ...

Memorial to fallen deputies. Located outside the LASD Lakewood Station.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. It is the largest Sheriff department in the US and provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, serving as the equivalent of the county police for unincorporated areas of the county as well as incorporated cities within the county who have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services (known as "contract cities" in local jargon). It also holds primary jurisdiction over facilities operated by Los Angeles County, such as local parks, marinas and government buildings; provides marshal service for the Superior Court of California - County of Los Angeles; operates the county jail system; and provides services such as laboratories and academy training to smaller law enforcement agencies within the county. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is sometimes referred as as the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office (LASO). ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 653 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 653 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department ... Motto: Location of Lakewood in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1954-04-16 [2] Government  - Mayor Larry Van Nostran [1] Area  - City  9. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... County police are the police of a county in the United States and England (formerly throughout the United Kingdom). ... In local government, incorporation occurs when municipalities such as cities, towns, townships, villages, and boroughs become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. ... A contract city is a city in which a city has a contract with a county or parish to provide police services. ... Seal of the Superior Court of California, County of Monterey The Superior Courts of California are the superior courts in California with general jurisdiction to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other court. ... A county jail is a place of detention for people awaiting trial, or for those who have been convicted of a misdemeanor and are serving a sentence of less than one year. ...

On March 10, 2007, actor Jackie Chan has joined forces with the LA County Sheriff's Department in their current recruitment campaign in encouraging the Asian community to be a deputy sheriff. In the announcement with Sheriff Lee Baca, Chan was seen wearing an LA County Sheriff's Deputy uniform.[1] [2] [3]. An LASD public service announcement will feature Chan. Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Leroy D. Baca (born May 27, 1942 in East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement typically on radio or television, ostensibly broadcast for the public good. ...

Statistics

The LASD is the largest sheriff's department and the fourth largest state or local law enforcement agency in the United States with over 16,000 employees, over 8,400 of whom are sworn deputies. Leroy D. Baca is the current sheriff. Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

LASD deputies provided law enforcement services to 2,557,754 residents in an area of 3,171 square miles both in the unincorporated County land and within the contract cities (1995 figure). This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Sheriff's Department also operates one the largest jail systems which provides short-term incarceration services for all of the County (including the cities like Los Angeles which have their own police departments). The Men's Central Jail (MCJ) and Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF) are located in a dense cluster northeast of Union Station that is next to the station's rail yard. The North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) is the largest of the four jail facilities located at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, California. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A view of Union Station familiar to many of downtown Los Angeles visitors. ... North County Correctional Facility is a Los Angeles County Jail complex, run by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. ... Castaic, California (2000 Census population 22,173 in the 91384 ZIP Code) is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, USA. It lies north of Santa Clarita in Castaic Canyon, a few miles from the Santa Clarita Valley and Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. ...

Some of the newer contract cities like Santa Clarita and West Hollywood have never had police departments. When their city governments were founded, they took over what was formerly unincorporated land, but then contracted their police responsibilities right back to the county sheriff. Since the sheriff already had substations in those areas anyway, the result was to maintain the status quo. Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ... Nickname: WeHo Location of Los Angeles County in California and West Hollywood within Los Angeles County Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated 1984  - City Council John Heilman (mayor) Sal Guarriello John J. Duran Abbe Land Jeffrey Prang Area    - City  1. ...

In contrast, Compton, California, used to have a police department, but in 2000 the city council voted to dismantle the police department and become a contract city. Compton has been at times notorious for gang violence. Nickname: Location of Compton in Los Angeles County, California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Eric Perrodin Area  - City 26. ... For other uses, see Gang (disambiguation). ...

LA County Sheriff's academy training is at Sheriffs Training and Regional Services Center (STARS Center) in Whittier. Reserves may use either STARS Center or College of the Canyons( Santa Clarita ) for academy training. Academy training is 18 weeks. Whittier is a city in Los Angeles County, California about southeast of Los Angeles. ... College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. ...

Achievements

The LASD has gained an international reputation for its efforts in developing and integrating the latest law enforcement technologies, especially nonlethal weapons. Because many developers, especially those developing technologies for the U.S. Department of Defense, have little idea of the needs of domestic law enforcement, the LASD provides experts to assist in the development and implementation of technologies that will be of service to law enforcment when fully mature. In the late 1990's the LASD successfully implemented a county-wide sound recorder/meter system, ShotStopper, to detect loud noises.^[1] When dispatch has a call from a citizen reporting possible gunfire near their residence, these sound towers can pinpoint within about 25 to 30 feet where the shots were coming from and record the sound for investigative purposes, and at the same time, relay the GPS info to HQ and deputies on the street. The system is up and running and has already been responsible for the arrest of a felony shooting suspect.

Currently the LASD is working with the Federal Aeronautics Administration and local government officials to deploy their remote control aerial surveillance drone system. This would allow the Sheriff's Department to have real time imagery from the streets of Los Angeles to combat street violence and record crimes in progress, not to mention searching for missing hikers, "patrolling" behind the surf zones of the beaches and looking for lost children. The drones are not intended to replace police helicopters, but in specific incidents could be better, cheaper and quieter to use.

The LASD hired the first female deputy sheriff in the United States in 1912. Margaret Q. Adams remained a deputy in the evidence department at the Los Angeles Couthouse for 35 years until her retirement in 1947. Margaret Queen Adams (July 26, 1874–January 4, 1974, née Margaret Queen Phillips, became the first woman deputy sheriff in the United States in 1912. ...

The LASD is also known for having some of the sharpest cops around,especially in the Special Enforcement Bureau, which houses the famous Special Weapons Team or their version of SWAT, a creation of their brothers at LAPD. Both LAPD and LA Sheriff SWAT teams are thought highly around the globe. SEB SWAT has even helped the US Defense Department in the early 90's by training US special forces on policing skills prior to going overseas. Swat teams from all around the world look to SEB for training and advice. Before conflicts like Bosnia and Kosovo came up, US special forces wanted to be able to enter that very scenario as sepcialized peacekeepers. Modern tactics of dynamic entries with large firepower was thought to be too much and would conflict the situation further. The idea was to control a scene,take people into custody,and at the same time keep the peace.

In 1992 after the King riots in LA proper, both the LAPD and LASD SWAT teams decided to work on tactics that would rescue people from dangerous crowds and at the same time provide a way to elimate a threat such as a gunman without being noticed. In the first example, the idea was to have SWAT ride in one of the departments AIR Rescue units with LASD paramedics to enter a scene by using SWAT as a threat to ground opposition while Medics could safely drop in and pick up an injured person. In the second example, sharpshooters could be used at high altitudes in the air units to look for threats on the ground and at the same time strike would-be killers.

-Discovery Channel circa 2000

The LASD Air Rescue program is used for many emergencies in LA county. Angeles Forest, especially. Those who are trapped in LA in a place they think no one will find them will usually be found and rescued by this team. The LASD staffs multiple sea King helicopters for this program.

In addition to having a fleet of Sea Kings, the model of helicopter used by the President of the United States as Marine-One, the LASD also use Eurocopter A-stars and Hughes NOTAR helicopters. Those models are used primarily as the patrol air units.

Demographics

By sex:

• Male: 86%
• Female: 14%

By race:

• White: 60%
• Hispanic: 26%
• African American/Black: 10%
• Asian: 4%

Fallen members

March and a sign there reads "Deputy David W. March, Los Angeles County Sheriff Memorial Interchange."

As a result of this case, Congressman David Dreier, working with fellow Congressman Adam Schiff and Sheriff Lee Baca, introduced legislation that would make it a federal crime for any suspect who murders a public safety official and flees the United States. Three attempts have failed in committee and on February 22, 2007, Congressman Dreier introduced such legislation for a fourth time. David Timothy Dreier (born July 5, 1952), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since January 1981, representing the Californias 26th congressional district (map). ... Adam Schiff Adam B. Schiff (born June 20, 1960) is an American politician. ... Leroy D. Baca (born May 27, 1942 in East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. ...

In honor of Deputy David March, the Department adopted this creed: "My goals are simple, I will always be painfully honest, work as hard as I can, learn as much as I can and hopefully make a difference in people’s lives." Deputy David W. March (EOW: April 29, 2002)

On May 1, 2007, Deputy Raul Gama was killed in an accident involving a teenage driver. The driver was charged with manslaughter. The officer was on a stakeout and at first it was thought the teen driver had hit a parked car. Unfortunately, it was later discovered there was someone in the parked car, Deputy Da Gama. This delay might have played a role in the death of the officer. This was a terrible tragedy for the families of both the officer and the teen driver who was on his way to school at the time of the accident. Coincidentally, Deputy Gama died exactly 20 years after completing the academy.

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Contract Law Enforcement by LASD

Cities

LASD has entered into contracts with the below cities to serve as their police department/law enforcement agency.

Santa Fe Springs was a contract city served by the LASD-Norwalk Station until the 1990s. It now contracts with Whittier Police Department. Artesia is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Avalon is the only city on Santa Catalina Island. ... Avalon Bay is a beautiful bay on Catalina Island. ... Bellflower is a city located in United States. ... Bradbury is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Calabasas is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, in the western United States. ... Carson is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A... Commerce is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Compton is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Diamond Bar is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Duarte is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Hawaiian Gardens is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Hidden Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Industry (or City of Industry) is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... La Cañada Flintridge is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... La Habra Heights is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Lakewood is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... La Mirada is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... City nickname:The Heart of the Antelope Valley County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 243. ... La Puente is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Lawndale is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Lomita is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Lynwood is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Malibu is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Norwalk is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... City nickname:Aerospace Capital of America County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 272. ... Paramount is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Pico Rivera is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Rancho Palos Verdes (RPV) is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Rolling Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Rolling Hills Estates is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Rosemead is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... San Dimas is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 123. ... South El Monte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Temple City is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Street sign in Walnut Walnut is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... Westlake Village is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Santa Fe Springs is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

Agencies that Contract with LASD for Law Enforcement Services

Transit Services Bureau

• Metrolink
• Los Angeles MTA

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Community Colleges Services Bureau

• Los Angeles Community College District

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles County, California. ...

Court Services Division

• Prisoner Transport Services with 31 of the 58 counties in California
• Los Angeles County Marshal/Municipal Courts (Merged into LASD Court Services)

Contract Custody Services

• California Department of Corrections (Housing Parole Violators)
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Detention of Illegal Aliens arrested by ICE at the Mira Loma Detention Center in Lancaster)[4]

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is responsible for the operation of the California state prison and parole systems. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Reserve Program

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department supplements its full time ranks with over 700 reserve deputies.

Like Full-time Deputies, Reserve Deputies are professionally trained and duly sworn law enforcement personnel. In most cases, Reserves are assigned to the same duties as Full-time Deputies. Since Reserve Deputies have the same powers of arrest as Full-time Deputies they are required by law to meet the same hiring, background, medical and psychological standards as Full-time Deputies. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs enjoy the challenge and excitement offered by law enforcement, as well as the satisfaction of providing a worthwhile community service. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs first complete the extensive state mandated training and then work assignments on evenings and/or weekends as their regular jobs permit. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs are issued a badge, an identification card, uniforms, a Beretta 92FS duty weapon, handcuffs, baton, and most other necessary equipment. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs have full peace officer powers when on duty, and, if issued a CCW permit, may choose to carry a concealed weapon when off duty. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs volunteer 20 hours per month of their time with the regular compensation being one dollar per year. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs may also qualify for shooting bonus pay of up to $32.00 per month, and some paid special event assignments are occasionally available. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs serve at the will of the Sheriff, must obey all Departmental regulations, but do not fall into the framework of the civil service system. Reserve Deputy Sheriffs supplement the regular operations of the Sheriff's Department by working in their choice of Uniform Reserve (Patrol), Mounted Posse, Search and Rescue or as a Specialist. For the band, see The Police. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Beretta 92SB-F, Beretta 92FS, Beretta 92G, Beretta 92FS Inox, and Beretta 96 are semi-automatic pistols, locked-breech delayed recoil operated, double/single action pistols, chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge (92 series) and the . ... Hiatts Speedcuffs in holster, as used by UK police A model wearing handcuffs, waist chain, and thumbcuffs Old handcuffs Handcuffs are restraints designed to secure an individuals wrists close together. ... It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Club (law enforcement). ... In the United States, concealed carry is the right to carry a handgun or other weapon in public in a concealed manner. ...

Television shows based on LASD

In the late 1950's, a short lived "Dragnet (drama)"-style television series, "Code 3", aired based on real cases (though names and locations were changed) from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The late Eugene Biscailuz, then Sheriff of Los Angeles County, was featured in a cameo tag line at the end of every episode. Dragnet opening frame from the 1967 version. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ...

The department's Emergency Services Detail (ESD) which functions under the unbrella of the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) was depicted in the short lived television series, 240-Robert. The SEB also includes the Canine Services Detail (K-9), and the Special Enforcement Detail (SED) which is the department's special weapons team. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... 240-Robert was a television series that ran on ABC from 1979 to 1981. ...

In September 2003, ABC premiered 10-8: Officers on Duty a prime time drama (with a light comedy twist) based on a rookie with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The show lasted one season. The show's name was based on the police radio code for "on duty". The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Memorial to fallen deputies. ...

• ABC's 10-8
• List of 10-8's Cast

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Recruit Training Bureau is featured on Fox Reality show "The Academy," documenting the day to day activities of the recruits and training staff of LASD Academy Class 355. [5][6]The Academy Fox Reality is a reality TV network on U.S. cable and satellite. ... The Academy is a 10-episode reality television series that provides a behind-the-scenes look at class 355 of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Academy as recruits go through an 18-week training course to become the next deputies of Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. ...

See also

• Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Air Rescue 5
• Los Angeles Police Department
• Sheriff

The Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety (LACOPS), less formally known as the Los Angeles County Police, was formed in 1998 as a consolidation of the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Park Police and the Department of Health Services’s and Internal Services Department’s Safety Police. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... “LAPD” redirects here. ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

External links

• Official Web Site of the LASD
• LASD Reserve Message Board
• LASD Reserve Program
• Lakewood Accountability Action Group A group of residents that lives in Lakewood California (within the LASD Lakewood substation jurisdiction) and often challenges the Sheriff's Dept. on issues that affect Lakewood residents.
• Exclusive Q & A with Capt. Anthony La Berge of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station
• Article on Ride Along with LA County Deputy in Santa Clarita
• Los Angeles County Disaster Communications Service ( DCS )