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. Officers of the department have been accused of racism, for example after the attack on Rodney King in 1991 and the shooting of Ezell Ford in 2014.
美国洛杉矶市警察局是世界上最大的警察局之一,下设多个犯罪和交通部门,其中包括空中支援部门。该部门的官员曾被指控存在种族主义,例如 1991 年罗德尼·金遇袭事件和 2014 年埃泽尔·福特遭枪击事件后。