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