West Coast Customs helped customize the Ford Explorer police vehicle with pink wrapping and other pink accents. ... — LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) October 11, 2017.

Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the world’s first “pursuit-rated” hybrid police car and the Los Angeles Police Department may be among the first agencies to have one.

Ford, with help from a California-based company called Telogis, has already outfitted 50 LAPD cruisers with transmitters that send driving information back to headquarters: a supervisor can track ...

While Chief Charlie Beck and many in the rank and file say the shooting of Ezell Ford was justified, police leaders recognized the uproar over it and shootings across the country demanded a response.

The Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan will join the LAPD fleet in the summer 2018. Designed to handle long pursuits at different speeds, the Responder can drive over curbs and negotiate flooded ...

The LAPD's share of the City budget would need to increase by $123-million this year, another $75-million in 2024-2025, another $91-million in 2025-2026, and an additional $95-million in 2026-2027.

Two new Ford Fusion police responders were revealed at LAPD headquarters Monday. The hybrids underwent numerous modifications and were designed to withstand high-speed pursuits.

The Los Angeles Police Department announced Monday that all 10,000 of its officers will attend a one-day retraining course focused on topics such as use of force and engaging with those who are ...

Ford, who was unarmed and had a mental illeness, was killed in August of 2014. A sidewalk memorial featuring a portrait of Ezell Ford is seen near where he was shot and killed by police on a ...