Sheriff's motor unit patrolling the Tournament of Roses Parade route

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 approximately 600 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, largely consisting of motion picture and television studios, for traffic and crowd control services, on an annual basis.

Services provided to these agencies and other similar entities produce annual revenue in excess of $35 million.