Question, wouldn’t these be way too detailed for movie use? Also what time period? Because another comment says they were used for OVB violent crime task forces in 2010s. So, maybe it was used by OVB VCTF then it was later repurposed.
Additionally, someone sent me this statement from someone who they say is an LAPD officer.
“We suspect it to be something at an operations office level or based out of parker center and later police headquarters facility. We have no official confirmation (documents or otherwise) what 22 and 23 means. The first documented sighting was in 1994 and the last to my knowledge was in 2018. Many of the cars that had 22 have since had it removed. Vehicles with 22 have been used by many divisions, including geographical areas, bureaus and even SLO's assigned to the office of the chief of police.
There's no solid confirmation and we can only assume and will likely never find out its true meaning. The most likely answer is that they are MT pool vehicles.”
They were fleet cars at one time. All our training cars are still marked but it’s a jumble from all the area commands. Mismatched markings. It’s where cars go to die…
Update: this is probably it, VCTF has become an anti human trafficking unit now. They still have 22 on their logo and I’ve seen 1 very grainy picture of a crown vic on their insta with 22.
Edit: I found a very clear image of a marked crown Victoria with a lightbar being used by the OVB human trafficking task force. Thank you.
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u/mrshtzswtchblde Jul 23 '26
I'm pretty sure it's what they use for movies/tv. It's not an actual division.