Torrance, California Police Department
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| Torrance Police Department | |
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| Torrance Police Department patch | |
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| Legal personality | Governmental agency |
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| Divisional agency | City of Torrance in the State of California , United States |
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| Officers | 240 |
| Civilians | 100 |
The Torrance Police Department is the police department serving Torrance, California.
The department employs 240 sworn officers and 100 civilians. The department is the largest law enforcement agency in South Bay, and is one of the largest police departments in Los Angeles County.
The Chief of Police has been John J. Neu since October 2006.
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The Torrance Police Department has jurisdiction in the city limits of Torrance. Other sections with a "Torrance, CA" address are served by either the Los Angeles Police Department (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.
The department's patch shown at the right depicts the historic Pacific Electric Railroad Bridge which spans Torrance Boulevard at Bow Street. It was first used on January 1, 2000 and is only the third such change in the agency's history.[1]
[edit] Bureaus/Units
- Community Lead Officer
- Patrol
- SWAT
- CSI
- Robbery/Homicide
- Tech Crimes
- K9
- School Resource Officer
- Traffic
Torrance Police Officer Steve Kroesen, a five year veteran of the department, was diagnosed with cancer in 2007. In support, about 100 Torrance police officers shaved their heads at a barbecue fundraising event. Officer Kroesen has since recovered and returned to duty. [1]
- See also: LASD
The Torrance Police Department has some of the best paid police officers in Los Angeles County. Their recruitment posters ask "What did you do TODAY?"
The salaries for the officer levels are as follows:
Level 4 Recruit Salary - $62,496
Level 5 New Officer Salary (after Academy training) - $65,616
Level A Top Step Senior Officer - $80,520
Additional 10% for Officer w/25 years of TPD Service (Longevity Step) $88,572
The department primarily utilizes the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy (STARS Center) (18 weeks) for training purposes.
Since the establishment of the Torrance Police Department, 4 officers have died in the line of duty. [2]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
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| Sergeant William Robert Lewis |
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Motorcycle accident |
| Officer David Noel Seibert |
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Gunfire |
| Officer Gary Elton Rippstein |
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Gunfire |
| Officer Thomas Joseph Keller |
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Gunfire |
- ^ http://www.ci.torrance.ca.us/PDF/Ths0002.pdf PDF file of the February 2000 edition of the Torrance Historian
- ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
