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. The department has had problems with the racial prejudice of some of its officers, including the attack on Rodney King in 1991 and the shooting of Ezell Ford in 2014.