The Los Angeles Port Police (LAPP) is a specialized law enforcement agency at the Port of Los Angeles, under the control of the Los Angeles Harbor Department (WorldPort LA) and the City of Los Angeles. They are one of the few agencies in the nation that has a dedicated 24-hour marine unit. They have officers on boats 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and they are one of the few U.S. police forces dedicated exclusively to port activities. Los Angeles Port Police officers are sworn California Peace Officers and have the same rights and abilities as any other law enforcement officer. All port police officers respond to general calls for service, including domestic violence issues, commercial burglary calls, and drug busts.
Video Los Angeles Port Police
Divisions and task forces
- The regular patrol division: Officers patrol the waterways, Terminal Island, San Pedro, and Wilmington by boat, vehicle, motorcycle and bicycle.
- Motor Unit: Mostly used for truck safety on Terminal Island and other container terminals.
- K-9s: Used for entries on land & on the water, used to search vessels and to detect bombs or narcotics at cruise terminals, containers, etc.
- A marine unit.
- A full-time dive unit: Inspects critical infrastructure and does public safety diving at the Port of LA.
- Joint Terrorism Squad: Prevents terrorism at the Port and surrounding region.
- Sea marshals: They go up to two miles out to sea on cruise ships & patrol the cruise terminals.
- Bicycle patrol: Patrols all parks that are owned by the Harbor Department and Cabrillo Beach.
- Community relations: Works with the local Harbor communities, and puts together meetings to discuss community issues.
Physical Operations:
- Tactical Planning: In charge of planning "Event Action Plans"
- Intelligence & Investigate Section: Port Police Detectives investigate all crimes that occur on port property except for homicides
- Training Section: N/A
The Port Police do joint boardings with the U.S. Coast Guard to prevent crimes such as narcotics smuggling and human trafficking.
The Port Police Operations Center is designed specifically for the port police and to assist other agencies in the event of a problem. The Threat Detection Center gives the port police a vast image of the port with 700 cameras spread throughout the port complex.
As of 2008 the Port Police train at the LAPD Academy. They previously trained at the LA County Sheriff's Academy. Training is followed by a two-week maritime academy at the Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center.
The Los Angeles Port Police staff 125 sworn officers and 96 civilian staff as of March 2015. Their motto is "sworn to protect, dedicated to serve."
Maps Los Angeles Port Police
See also
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Los Angeles Fire Department
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
External links
- Los Angeles Port Police
Source of article : Wikipedia
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