Witness to the Making of Modern LAX Says Goodbye

After an astounding 64 years of City service, Ethel Pattison is retiring. Here’s a look back at her amazing career...

Airport Police promotes four to leadership positions.

A ceremony was held Aug. 12 to swear-in four new Officers at Airport Police who were promoted into leadership positions...

Airport Police welcomes new Officers in April, May.

In ceremonies in April and May during the coronavirus pandemic, Airport Police welcomed five new Officers...

Airport Police welcome 3 new Officers.

On Feb. 14, Airport Police welcomed Officers Francisco Gaytan, Brandon Dyer (Class Leader), and Merlin Gonzalez (Class Vice President) to the force during a swearing-in ceremony held at the LAPD Academy in Elysian Park...

Airports welcomes new CFO Tatiana Starostina.

Airports announced that Tatiana Starostina has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Starostina began Jan. 21 and replaced Ryan Yakubik...

Santa, hosted by Airport Police, greets Christmas morning passengers at LAX.

On Christmas morning at LAX, Airport Police and Santa Claus walked the second busiest airport in the nation, greeting passengers, posing with travelers and employees while handing out teddy bears...

Airport Police welcomes Officer Elizabeth Ramirez

In a graduation ceremony held Nov. 22 at the LAPD Academy, new Chief of Airport Police Cecil W. Rhambo Jr. swore-in his first Airport Police Officer, Elizabeth Ramirez, since taking over the helm of the largest aviation law enforcement agency in the nation...

Cecil Rhambo selected as new Chief of Airport Police.

On Nov. 6, Airports announced that following a nationwide search, former Assistant Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles Cecil Rhambo has been selected as the new Chief of Airport Police. Upon completion of a background investigation...

Christmas means teddy bears for traveling children.

Airport Police marks five years of giving teddy bears to traveling children at LAX on Christmas morning...

City breaks ground on new Airport Police facility.

On Oct. 7, the City broke ground a block north of LAX for a new headquarters for Airport Police. The new state-of-the-art $220 million Airport Police Facility will consolidate operations from eight separate locations...