| As one of the premier law enforcement | | | | paperwork used by officers. During rainfall, |
| departments in the country, the Los Angeles | | | | motorcycles are stored away and sedans are |
| police department possesses the | | | | exclusively utilized for patrol. |
| top-of-the-line in transportation machinery | | | | |
| and equipment. To effectively patrol the | | | | In the airborne vehicle variety, the Los |
| almost 500 square miles comprising the city | | | | Angeles police department maintains a very |
| of Los Angeles, the department utilizes a | | | | large airforce, containing 21 helicopters and |
| variety of vehicles; sedans, motorcycles, and | | | | a fixed wing aircraft. |
| helicopters. | | | | |
| | | | In non-motorized vehicles, bicycles are |
| In the first vehicle category, the Ford Crown | | | | extensively utilized as transportation |
| Victoria Police Interceptor is the automobile | | | | equipment by the LAPD. Cycle units are |
| of choice for patrol. It is the only vehicle, | | | | primarily used during special events to |
| which, according to department policy, is | | | | provide fast and easy police assistance. The |
| allowed to engage in a vehicle pursuit. The | | | | units may patrol a ten to twenty-five miles |
| cars are black with the roof, doors, and | | | | area during any given event. Giant is the |
| pillars painted white, a color combination in | | | | maker of the bicycles used by the department. |
| use since around 1940. Available options | | | | |
| include handlebar lamps, large steel wheels, | | | | Lastly, there is also an equestrian unit |
| and front door ballistic panels. | | | | comprised of about 35 police horses. Usually |
| | | | utilized during special events, specially |
| Moving on to vehicles with two wheels, | | | | trained patrolmen ride the horses to maintain |
| Kawasaki Police motorcycles are the most | | | | crowd control. Though horses cannot be viewed |
| numerous in the motor pool, along with some | | | | as vehicles in the traditional sense, they do |
| Harley-Davidsons and BMWs. The cycles are | | | | effectively convey officers to various points |
| also painted black and white, and hold a | | | | in a given beat. |
| radio, radio equipment, a shotgun and | | | | |