L.A. Special Police Units Cited for Bravery, Service
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Three special police units have received citations from the Los Angeles Police Department for outstanding bravery and service in fighting narcotics, gangs and theft.
Twenty-five officers from the South Bureau Narcotics Division were cited for recovering $66.5 million worth of drugs and for making 1,885 arrests while operating in South-Central Los Angeles in 1983.
Eleven detectives from the Southeast Police Division’s Juvenile Unit were honored for their part in a four-month task force that arrested 22 gang members in the Nickerson Gardens and Imperial Courts housing projects.
Six officers from the Newton Receiving Stolen Property Unit were commended for recovering $323,000 worth of stolen property in a yearlong project.
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