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Wikipedia: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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The English-language Wikipedia article on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the largest sheriff's department in the United States and the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated Los Angeles County and the many cities that contract with it for police service.

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Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Sheriff%27s_Department
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Encyclopedia
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Wikipedia: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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The LASD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States and the third largest local police agency in the United States, following the New York Police Department, and the Chicago Police Department.
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  • Criminal Justice Institutions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.

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