The Torrance Police Department is the police department serving

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. The department employs 227 sworn officers and 124 civilians. The department is the largest law enforcement agency in South Bay, and is one of the largest police departments in

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. Since June 2021, the

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has been Jay Hart.

Overview

The Torrance Police Department has jurisdiction in the city limits of Torrance. Other sections with a "Torrance, CA" address are served by either the

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(the Harbor Gateway area east of Western Avenue) or the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in an unincorporated area adjacent to the Harbor Freeway with the ZIP code of 90502. Both areas are easily identified by their Los Angeles County-styled street signage. The department patrols an approximate one mile (1.6 km) area of Torrance Beach. Officers carry the Glock 21

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as the primary sidearm and the holster of choice is made and produced by Safariland.

Bureaus/Units

* Administrative Bureau; consisting of the Personnel, Research & Training and Records Divisions * Support Services Bureau; consisting of the Communications and Services Divisions * Patrol Bureau; consisting of the Patrol and Community Affairs Divisions * Special Operations Bureau; consisting of the Special Investigations and Detective Divisions * Special Units include; Robbery/Homicide, Cold Case Homicide, SWAT, Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), K-9, Motors, School Resource Officer (SRO), Community Lead Officer (CLO), etc...

Controversy

During the massive multi-agency manhunt for

Christopher Jordan Dorner Christopher Jordan Dorner (June 4, 1979 – February 12, 2013) was a former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department who, beginning on February 3, 2013, committed a series of shootings in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County ...

, the prime suspect in the

2013 Southern California shootings Christopher Jordan Dorner (June 4, 1979 – February 12, 2013) was a former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department who, beginning on February 3, 2013, committed a series of shootings in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County ...

, in two separate incidents in the early morning hours of February 7, 2013, police shot at people unrelated to Dorner. Dorner was not present at either incident.Search for killings suspect leads to shootings in South Bay
Orange County Register. February 7, 2013. Accessed February 11, 2013 Officers of the Torrance Police Department initiated the shooting in the second of these two cases. Torrance police officers first rammed the truck with their car, then opened fire. The vehicle was being driven by David Perdue who was on his way to the beach for some early morning surfing before work. Police claim that Perdue's pickup truck "matched the description" of the one belonging to Dorner. However, the

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reports that "the pickups were different makes and colors ... Perdue looks nothing like Dorner: He's several inches shorter and about a hundred pounds lighter ... Perdue is white; Dorner is black." Six months after the assault, the police paid Perdue $20,000 for the damage to his truck. The city has offered Perdue a half million dollars to settle the case, but he insists on almost four million dollars. , the city has not allowed outside investigators to see the truck.Torrance pays for truck of man mistakenly shot during Dorner hunt, by Joel Rubin,LA Times, 18 August 2013 In contrast, the Los Angeles Police Department paid two women who were attacked a sum of $4.2 million in damages without going to court.

In popular culture

In the 2015 film ''

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'', members of the Torrance Police Department harass members of

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Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Torrance Police Department, four officers have died while on duty.The Officer Down Memorial Page
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References

External links

Torrance Police Department

"A Journey to Service"

Torrance Police Recruiting Commercials
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