Lapd Special Investigation Section

Watching crime happen.

Lapd special investigation section. Robbery homicide division police administration building 100 west first street los angeles ca 90012 telephone numbers monday through friday from 6 am to 6 pm commanding officer 213 486 6850 robbery special section 213 486 6840 homicide special section 213 486 6890 gang homicide unit 213 486 6860 special assault section 213 486 6910 cold case homicide special section 213 486 6810 special. The special investigation squad an elite secret police force hunts down criminals in the streets of los angeles. The special investigation section of the los angeles police department an elite tactical squad within the robbery homicide division was created in 1965 to be the detective division s equivalent of the swat team.

Track down the city s most dangerous offenders and take them off the street. The team is very good at what it does but it also had a high kill rate. Edit source history talk 0 share.

This is probably due in large part to the fact that the team is watching serious criminals who are not in. The department s special investigation section s i s is an elite tactical detective squad with a straightforward mandate. Lapd s special investigation section known by some as the death squad uses unconventional tactics that produce controversial and sometimes deadly results.

The special investigation section sis is the tactical surveillance unit of the los angeles police department lapd. Lapd s secret sis unit. Citizens terrorized as police look on by david freed sep.

The times presents a look inside this. The primary mission of sis is to determine if the suspects under surveillance are connected to the crimes under investigation and if needed to locate and arrest the suspects sis is also responsible for all of the lapd s kidnap ransom exchanges as well as providing necessary. Special investigation section.

The los angeles police department lapd officially the city of los angeles police department is the police department of los angeles california with 9 974 officers and 3 036 civilian staff it is the third largest municipal police department in the united states after the new york city police department and the chicago police department the department operates in an area of 502 73 square. Directed by john herzfeld. The special investigation section sis is the tactical surveillance unit of the lapd.