LAPD Metropolitan Division
Division of the Los Angeles Police Department
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| 2022 | Following an internal investigation ordered by Chief Michel Moore, the LAPD released a report denying D Platoon had issues related to lethal force, revealing that out of 1,350 SWAT deployments between 2012 and 2022, only 105 used any force, and only 20 SWAT officers were involved in on-duty shootings. |
| July 2020 | A former D Platoon sergeant sued the LAPD, alleging a 'SWAT Mafia' culture that glorified excessive force, promoted through nepotism, and retaliated against officers advocating for de-escalation. |
| 2019 | The number of sworn officers was reduced to 392. |
| May 2018 | An LAPD internal review found 12 officers violated departmental policy for force during the 2017 helicopter shooting incident, noting some officers fired after the suspect no longer posed an imminent threat. |
| 2017 | CBS created a new S.W.A.T. television series based on the original 1975 series and 2003 movie, starring Shemar Moore, which explicitly depicted an LAPD SWAT unit. |
| May 2017 | A D Platoon officer shot and killed an armed suspect from an LAPD Air Support Division helicopter in Sunland-Tujunga after the suspect broke into a house and armed himself with the homeowner's gun. |
| 2016 | The number of sworn officers in the division increased to 486, and Metropolitan Division relocated from LAPD Central Division to the renovated former Rampart Division station. |
| April 14 2015 | Mayor Eric Garcetti announced plans to add more than 200 officers to the division to control the rising crime rate, including a vehicle stop strategy by Chief Charlie Beck to address shootings in South Los Angeles. |
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