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Los Angeles Police Historical Society

  1. Highland Park
  2. West Whittier-Los Nietos Museum

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The nation's preeminent Police Museum, the LA Police Museum, shares LAPD's rich history via an engaging audio tour and numerous fascinating exhibits!

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The Los Angeles Police Museum is located in the old Highland Park Police Station. Admission price now includes a 'New' Audio Tour. Come walk a footbeat through the Los Angeles Police Department history.

Address: 6045 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90042, USA
Phone: (323) 344-9445
gro.muesumecilopal@ofni
State: California
Zip Code: 90042


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I found this museum quite educational and fun. The Officers on duty were very informed, pleasant and happy to answer questions about the items on display. You go back in time to the day of making your phone call from a pay phone, seeing jail cells, different handcuffs and guns, uniforms, public relations campaigns, and some of the celebrities who played famous policeman on television. On Museum Of The Arroyo day, there was a wonderful display of classic cars and motorcycles, along with the many vehicles used in the LAPD work. A tribute to the men and women who protect and serve Los Angeles every day. Definitely worth the time to see.
9 years ago (23-05-2017)
My favorite place to go when I want to learn history, get a feel to be a suspect and the people are awesome.
9 years ago (29-05-2017)
I think I was just as enthusiastic as my kids were in coming to visit this place.  From the outside, there really wasn't anything "snazzy" about the place.  There wasn't any advertisement or some "clown holding an arrow, like you see around tax time."  We were able to park next to the museum which was convenient.  You could tell this place was old by just looking at how it was built and once you entered, it undeniably had that "turn of the century" style.   The museum has two floors of old uniforms, weapons, and accessories worn by officers of that bygone era.  The one incident that most stands out in my mind is the "North Hollywood Shootout."  I remember watching this live on TV and was glued as I watched the firefight taking place between the "two bank robbers and almost all of LAPD!"   It was hard to watch as civilians and officers went down and with live coverage, you saw the blood all over the place.  The ending was the most dramatic as "SWAT officers" exchanged fire with the lone gunman and eventually took him into custody.  The suspect died shortly thereafter on scene.  I still have vivid memories of the whole incident!   The museum had on display and encased in glass, the life size manikins of the two heavily armed robbers and a video tape of the actual shootout.  Vehicles outside of the museum included a shot-up police vehicle, armored vehicle, and a helicopter, used during this incident.   I recalled this incident changed the way police officers responded to future shootouts.  Before, regular patrol officers only had their sidearm and shotgun at their disposal and had to wait for SWAT to arrive for the firepower.  Today, officers are equipped with the latest AR-15's to match the suspect's firepower. My family enjoyed all the props and items at this museum and upstairs, sat and watched the actual North Hollywood Shootout.  While they watched the documentary, I enjoyed reading and looking at all the uniforms and other things they had displayed.   On the humorous side, the museum also displayed "ID Cards" from the widely popular 60's Detective TV Series, "Dragnet" which featured a "true" story every week.  Det. Joe Friday & Gannon's police identifications they "flashed" on the show was on display. Can't say enough how much I enjoyed seeing this museum and I think the kids liked it too!  Our family left learning a lot more about police work along with memories of this trip here!
9 years ago (31-03-2017)
$9 to get in but I would have paid $20 because the experience is great. I sat in the jail cell and started to wonder to bow it was when that police station was in operation. Great displays I spent a lot of time exploring the North Hollywood shootout police car and suspects car, cant help to start to wobder. I spent about 4 hours, read everything took im the sounds and sights to really capture the moments in time that LAPD was involved in. So worth it, and not too busy with people. But I went on a Tuesday morning.
10 years ago (10-03-2017)
Jellyfish, all kinds of skulls, petting seastars and sea urchins, walking up the the top of the biodome, experiencing what CA 's big earthquake felt like in the earthquake stimulator, watching squid dissections, giant fish, well crafted drink in hand, great DJs, badbadnotgood!
10 years ago (06-02-2017)
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