the Los Angeles Police Department
/ðə ˌlɒs ˌændʒəliːz pəˈliːs dɪpɑːtmənt/
/ðə ˌlɔːs ˌændʒələs pəˈliːs dɪpɑːrtmənt/
(abbreviation 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. Officers of the department have been accused of racism, for example after the attack on Rodney King in 1991 and the shooting of Ezell Ford in 2014.
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the Los Angeles Police Department