With all the hype about Los Angeles gang tours and whether or not they are good or bad publicity for the city, I’ve decided to write about how you can tour your local gang infested community for free. This is not to glamorize or exploit the underprivileged communities where gangs usually reside but to educate you on the reality of what exists in our cities and what is being done by local law enforcement to keep our streets safe. Contact your local law enforcement agency to do a “RIDE ALONG.” Ride-alongs are free and require that you sign a waiver. Your day may include anything from traffic stops and domestic abuse cases to gang activity and shootings. There are no details on who may or may not qualify for a ride-along however, public employees, medical personal, college students and those involved in community organizations are most likely to be approved rather then just someone wanting to go on a Interceptor joy-ride. Below is a list of Los Angeles area police departments you can call:
LAPD Information on Ride-Alongs
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
4700 Ramona Blvd.
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(323) 267-4800
Police Departments – Alhambra
Alhambra Police Department
211 S First St, Alhambra, CA 91801
626 570-5107
Police Departments – Arcadia
Arcadia Police Department
250 W Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91066
626 574-5150
Police Departments – Azusa
Azusa Police Department
725 N Alameda Ave, Azusa, CA 91702
626 812-3200
Police Departments – Bell Gardens
Bell Gardens Police Department
7100 S Garfield Ave, Bell Gardens, CA 90201
562 806-7600
Police Departments – Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Police Department Headquarters
464 N Rexford Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310 550-4951
Police Departments – Burbank
Burbank Police Department
200 N Third St, Burbank, CA 91502
818 238-3333
Police Departments – Carson
CSU Dominguez Hills University Police
1000 E Victoria St, Carson, CA 90747
310 243-3696
Police Departments – Claremont
Claremont Police Department
570 W Bonita Ave, Claremont, CA 91711
909 399-5401
Police Departments – Covina
Covina Police Department
125 E College St, Covina, CA 91723
626 858-4441
Police Departments – Culver City
Culver City Police Department
4040 Duquesne Ave, Culver City, CA 90232
310 837-1221
Police Departments – Downey
Downey Police Department
10911 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241
562 861-0771
Police Departments – El Monte
El Monte Police Department
11333 Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731
626 580-2100
Police Departments – El Segundo
El Segundo Police Department
350 Main St, El Segundo, CA 90245
310 524-2300
Police Departments – Glendale
Glendale Police Department
131 N Isabel St, Glendale, CA 91206
818 548-4840
Police Departments – Glendora
Glendora Police Department
150 S Glendora Ave, Glendora, CA 91741
626 914-8250
Police Departments – Hawthorne
Hawthorne Police Department
4440 W 126th St, Hawthorne, CA 90250
310 675-4443
Police Departments – Hermosa Beach
Hermosa Beach Police Department
1315 Valley Dr, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
310 524-2750
Police Departments – Hollywood
Hollywood Community Police Station
1358 N Wilcox, Hollywood, CA 90028
213 485-4302
Police Departments – Huntington Park
Huntington Park Police Department
6542 Miles Ave, Huntington Park, CA 90255
323 584-6254
Police Departments – Inglewood
Inglewood Police Department
1 Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90301
310 412-5111
Police Departments – Irwindale
Irwindale Police Department
5050 N Irwindale Ave, Irwindale, CA 91706
626 962-3601
Police Departments – La Verne
La Verne Police Department
2061 Third Street, La Verne, CA 91750
909 596-1913
Police Departments – Long Beach
CSU Long Beach Police
1331 Palo Verde Ave, Long Beach, CA
985-4101
Long Beach PD East Patrol Division
4800 Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90815
562 570-5880
Long Beach PD North Patrol Division
4891 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807
562 570-9800
Long Beach PD South Patrol Division
400 W Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
562 570-7238
Long Beach PD West Patrol Division
1835 Santa Fe Ave, Long Beach, CA 90810
562 570-3409
Long Beach Police Department
100 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
562 570-7260
Police Departments – Los Angeles
77th St Community Police Station
7600 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003
213 485-4164
Central Community Police Station
251 E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
213 485-3294
Hollenbeck Community Police Station
2111 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
213 485-2942
LAPD Headquarters
At Parker Center
150 N Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
877 275-5273
LAX SubStation
802 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045
310 646-2255
Newton Community Police Station
3400 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011
213 846-6524
Northeast Community Police Station
3353 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065
213 485-2563
Pacific Community Police Station
12312 Culver Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90066
310 202-4502
Rampart Community Police Station
2710 W Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
213 485-4061
South Traffic Division
4125 S Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90008
213 485-7336
Southeast Community Police Station
145 W 108th St, Los Angeles, CA 90061
213 485-6914
Southwest Community Police Station
1546 W Martin Luther King Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90062
213 485-2582
University of California, Los Angeles Police Department
601 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
310 825-1491
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
1663 Butler Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025
310 575-8404
Wilshire Community Police Station
4861 W Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90019
213 485-4022
Police Departments – Maywood
Maywood Police Department
4319 E Slauson Ave, Maywood, CA 90270
323 562-5700
Police Departments – Monrovia
Monrovia Police Department
140 E Lime Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016
626 256-8000
Police Departments – Monterey Park
Monterey Park Police Department
320 W Newmark Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91754
626 307-1211
Police Departments – North Hollywood
North Hollywood Community Police Station
11640 Burbank Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
818 623-4016
Police Departments – Northridge
CSUN Police Department
818 677-2111
Devonshire Community Police Station
10250 Etiwanda Ave, Northridge, CA 91325
818 756-8285
Police Departments – Pacoima
Foothill Community Police Station
12760 Osborne St, Pacoima, CA 91331
818 756-8861
Police Departments – Palos Verdes Estates
Palos Verdes Estates Police Department
310 378-4211
Police Departments – Pasadena
Pasadena Police Department
207 N Garfield Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
626 744-4501
Police Departments – Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona University Police Department
3801 W Temple Ave Building 91, Pomona, CA 91768
909 869-3070
Police Departments – Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Police Department
401 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310 379-2477
Police Departments – Reseda
West Valley Community Police Station
19020 Vanowen St, Reseda, CA 91335
818 756-8542
Police Departments – San Fernando
San Fernando Police Department
117 Macneil St, San Fernando, CA 91340
818 898-1200
Police Departments – San Gabriel
San Gabriel Police Department
625 S Del Mar Ave, San Gabriel, CA 91776
626 308-2828
Police Departments – San Marino
San Marino Police Department
2200 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108
626 300-0700
Police Departments – San Pedro
Harbor Community Police Station
2175 John S. Gibson Blvd, San Pedro, CA 90731
310 548-7605
Police Departments – Santa Monica
Santa Monica Police Department
333 Olympic Drive, Santa Monica, CA 90401
310 458-8491
Police Departments – Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre Police Department
242 W Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA 91024
626 355-1414
Police Departments – Signal Hill
Signal Hill Police Department
562 989-7203
Police Departments – South Gate
South Gate Police Department
8620 California Ave, South Gate, CA 90280
323 563-5400
Police Departments – South Pasadena
South Pasadena Police Department
1422 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA 91030
626 403-7270
Police Departments – Torrance
Torrance Police Department
3300 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503
310 328-3456
Police Departments – Van Nuys
Van Nuys Community Police Station
6240 Sylmar Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91401
818 756-8343
Police Departments – West Covina
West Covina Police
1444 W Garvey Ave, West Covina, CA 91790
626 939-8500
Police Departments – Whittier
Whittier Police Department
7315 Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602
562 945-8250
