The Air Support Division currently operates sixteen helicopters and 1 fixed wing aircraft of two different helicopter brands, and maintains the largest municipal police aviation unit around the world, in addition to having the world's largest rooftop airport and world's busiest heliport.

Dec 11, 2023 · For example, included in the transportation flights that lasted hours were a 6-hour shuttle flight for an ASD-sponsored “Chili Fly-In” and a roundtrip helicopter transport of two high ranking LAPD officials from LAPD headquarters in Downtown LA to a meeting at the Harbor Community police station.

Nov 30, 2022 · The LAPD Air Support Division spent at least $27 million in 2021, including roughly $7 million for new helicopters and equipment, $5.2 million for maintenance, $3.6 million for parts, $1.5 million for labor, $1.3 million for fuel and at …

Jan 4, 2024 · An audit of the Los Angeles Police Department's Air Support Division — the agency's airborne operation — revealed it spends millions of dollars a year to keep its helicopters in the air on an "almost continuous" basis, even for non-high-priority events.

It is home to the Los Angeles Police Department's Air Support Division which is the largest metropolitan police aviation unit in the U.S. with 16 helicopters. The Piper Technical Center is also used as a parking lot for the LAPD motor pool including marked and unmarked units, vans, buses, motorcycles, and the V-100 SWAT armored cars .

Mar 9, 2016 · To cover the law enforcement needs of such a vast region, the Los Angeles Police Department need just one type of helicopter: the H125. From their start in 1869, the Los Angeles municipal police have grown to become one of the biggest …

Feb 29, 2024 · Los Angeles police are investigating suspects who allegedly swiped millions of dollars worth of sneakers in an elaborate scheme that stretched from a Nike distribution hub in Tennessee to a...

Jan 4, 2012 · The LAPD Air Support Division is the largest municipal airborne law enforcement organization in the U.S. and operates from the LAPD Hooper Heliport. The helicopter crews assist with thousands of arrests, pursuits and crimes in progress each year.

The L.A. Police Department owns and operates 17 helicopters that cover nearly 500 square miles of the city, from the San Fernando Valley to San Pedro. Most of them launch and land around the clock from the police department's spacious helipad, located just west of the Los Angeles River.

Dec 12, 2023 · An audit conducted by the Los Angeles City Controller's Office revealed a number of facts on the Los Angeles Police Department's use of helicopters, reporting that the frequency "causes...