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Hollywood and were notorious for their heavy armament, which included automatic rifles. LAPD patrol officers were typically armed with low-caliber handguns or revolvers, with shotguns available in their cars (only SWAT officers were regularly equipped with rifles). Phillips and MÄtÄsÄreanu carried fully automatic rifles, with ammunition capable of penetrating regular police body armor, and wore full body armor that police handguns could not penetrate. The officers at the scene had a significant disadvantage until LAPD SWAT arrived with equivalent firepower and body armor; they also appropriated several semi-automatic rifles from a nearby firearms dealer to help even the odds, though by the time this began to happen, SWAT had already arrived. The incident sparked debate on the appropriate firepower for patrol officers to have available in similar situations in the future. Since then, both LAPD patrol and investigative divisions now have access to āPatrol Riflesā. Such rifles are most commonly the AR-15 and M4 Assault Rifle platform chambered in 5.56MM and .223 Remington calibers. Other Law Enforcement Agencies across the country have also followed this trend to keep their regular patrol officers better equipped against a well armed adversary.
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Platoon personnel, respond to emergency situations involving barricaded suspects or hostages. "E" Platoon (Mounted Unit), "K-9" Platoon, "H" Platoon (Headquarters) and the
Underwater Dive Unit (UDU) make up the remainder of the Division. Metropolitan Division also maintains a doctor, crisis negotiators, and other specialists in weaponry, computer science, and audio-visual technology. Platoon units are assigned individual radio designations that commence with "R" that can be traced to the division's origins from the Reserve Unit.
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demanding amnesty for undocumented immigrants. Riot control actions from the officers resulted in 27 protestors and nine media employees being injured, five people being arrested, and at least 50 civilians filing complaints regarding mistreatment. A $ 13 million settlement was paid over allegations
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during a standoff with a barricaded suspect. He was among five deaths in the incident, including three civilians and the suspect. SWAT Officer James
Veenstra was also seriously injured in the same incident. The suspect, who was killed by a police sniper, was identified as 20-year-old Edwin Rivera.
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By the time of the SLA shootout, SWAT teams had reorganized into six 10-man teams, each team consisting of two five-man units, called elements. An element consisted of an element leader, two assaulters, a scout, and a rear-guard. The normal complement of weapons was a sniper rifle (apparently a
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The K-9 program trains dogs to "find and bark" when searching for suspects. Whereas other law enforcement agencies train their dogs to "find and bite". LAPD dogs are trained to only use a "bite hold" in response to threatening or evasive actions made by a suspect. In 2021, there were 315 K-9
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Simmon's funeral, which was attended by nearly 25,000 mourners including law enforcement personnel from around the world, was the largest police funeral in American history. Simmons, who was a 27-year LAPD veteran, had been with SWAT for more than 20 years.
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that he would add more than 200 officers to division in an effort to control the crime rate which dramatically increased the year previously. This included a vehicle stop strategy being implemented by Chief
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1011:"Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau"
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1667:. Courttv.com. October 12, 2001. Archived from
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1152:"Crime rise puts LAPD in a difficult position"
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1206:"A story of transformation in the LAPD"
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2000:Santa Cruz, Nicole (May 12, 2018).
1952:"Officers in melee to face censure"
1367:Lopez, Lt. Ruben (April 19, 2022).
1177:"LAPD Metro Division Gets New Home"
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1920:. Associated Press. May 30, 2007.
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2448:Coalition Against Police Abuse
1869:"Small turnout, big questions"
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1234:"Metro Division Organization"
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723:Sworn in as an officer ā 1981
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573:1997 North Hollywood shootout
210:Los Angeles Police Department
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2240:Memorial for Fallen Officers
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2374:2007 MacArthur Park rallies
982:"LAPD Organizational Chart"
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556:Los Angeles Fire Department
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417:E Platoon (Mounted Unit)
402:D Platoon is the LAPD's
80:Special Operations Group
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2384:Shooting of Ezell Ford
2364:1992 Los Angeles riots
2301:Threat Management Unit
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1182:Los Angeles Sentinel
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883:and was directed by
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608:Randal David Simmons
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468:History of LAPD SWAT
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237:dignitary protection
157:Underwater Dive Unit
2474:LAPD radio alphabet
1752:on February 8, 2008
1700:The History Channel
1665:"SLA: The shootout"
1073:"LAPD History 1933"
1671:on August 15, 2007
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