History of The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

History Of The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was formed in 1850 and was the first professional police force in the Los Angeles area. The department has become the seventh largest law enforcement agency in the United States. Since 1996, it has also been the largest sheriff's department in the world.

Read more about History Of The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:  The Gold Rush and The Lawless Cow Counties, Statehood and The Early Los Angeles County Sheriff's 1850-

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