Other Contract Police Services



The Sheriff's Department provides various specialized contract law enforcement services to a wide array of federal, state, county, municipal and private entity clients. Perhaps the most visible of these various contract services is to the City of Pasadena during the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl. The Sheriff's Department provides more than 700 members to assist the Pasadena Police Department with this truly international event.



The Sheriff's Department provides supplemental law enforcement services to the United States Department of Forestry, Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration, just to name a few. Additionally, Housing Authority police patrol is provided to the County Community Development Commission.



The Health Authority Law Enforcement Task Force (HALT) is a unique contractual arrangement with the County's Health Services Department. This dedicated team of Sheriff's Deputies and Los Angeles Police Officers assist the Health Department with the investigation of suspects who illegally dispense prescription drugs and/or practice medicine and dentistry without a license.



The Sheriff's Department provides contracts services to more than six hundred individual public and private entities. These contracts consist largely of motion picture and television studios and provide for traffic, security and crowd control services.



Services provided to these agencies and other similar entities produce annual revenue in excess of $7.5 million.



Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Transportation Bureau transports and delivers prisoners from various counties throughout the State of California to designated destinations on the Department's established transportation route. Transportation Bureau also provides court transportation services for the Los Angeles Police Department and Santa Monica Police Department prisoners.