LSPD - Awards/Medals

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The department presents a number of medals to its members for meritorious service. The medals that the LSPD awards to its officers are as follows:

Bravery

•Medal of Valor

The Los Angeles Police Department Medal of Valor is the highest law enforcement medal awarded to officers by the Los Angeles Police Department. The Medal of Valor is an award for bravery, usually awarded to officers for individual acts of extraordinary bravery or heroism performed in the line of duty at extreme and life-threatening personal risk.

•Liberty Award

The Liberty Award, an award for bravery, was created in 1990 and has only been awarded once in the Department's history. It is a medal for police canines who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. The award is named after Liberty, a Metropolitan Division canine who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Liberty's handler received the Medal of Valor for the same incident.

•Police Medal of Heroism

The Police Medal is an award for bravery, usually awarded to officers for individual acts of heroism in the line of duty, though not above and beyond the call of duty, as is required for the Medal of Valor.

•Police Star

The Police Star is an award for bravery, usually awarded to officers for performing with exceptional judgment and/or utilizing skillful tactics in order to defuse dangerous and stressful situations.

•Police Life-Saving Medal

The Police Life-Saving Medal is an award for bravery, usually awarded to officers for taking action in order to rescue or attempt the rescue of either a fellow officer or any person from imminent danger.

Service

•Police Distinguished Service Medal

•Police Meritorious Service Medal

•Police Meritorious Achievement Medal

•Police Commission Distinguished Service Medal

•Community Policing Medal

•Human Relations Medal


Unit Citations

•Police Commission Unit Citation

•Police Meritorious Unit Citation


Ribbons

•1984 Summer Olympics Ribbon

Given to any LAPD officer who saw service during the 1984 Summer Olympics from July 28 to August 12, 1984.

•1987 Papal Visit Ribbon:

Given to LAPD officers who were used during the September 1987 pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II.

•1994 Earthquake Ribbon

Given to any LAPD officer who saw service during the 1994 Northridge earthquake from January 17 to January 18, 1994.

•Reserve Service Ribbon



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