Major Crimes Division

The Major Crimes Division (MCD) is a division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), it is part of the Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau (CTSOB). MCD is responsible for gathering intelligence on criminal organizations, investigating organized crime, providing surveillance support to investigations, investigating acts of terrorism, and for preventing individuals and/or groups from harassing or harming others on the basis of race, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation.

The current commanding officer of the Major Crimes Division is Captain Thomas Crane.

## Analysis Section

The Analysis Section is responsible for analyzing intelligence and criminal information; establishing patterns of criminal activity and threat assessment; and disseminating reports and documents for the purpose of providing assessment, warning, recommendation, and information, in the development of strategy for crime prevention as it relates to terrorism or other major crimes assigned to MCD.

## Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section

The Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section is responsible for investigating, identifying and monitoring individuals and groups that may be engaged in terrorist activity; maintaining intelligence files on individuals and groups that may be engaged in terrorist activity; assessing and analyzing the capabilities of terrorist individuals or groups, and providing concerned department entities with sufficient information to thwart their terrorist goals; and assisting other divisions of the department and other law enforcement agencies to prevent terrorist activities.

## Criminal Conspiracy Section

The Criminal Conspiracy Section is responsible for:

* Investigating all bombings, attempt bombings, bomb threats, explosive devices, nuclear, chemical, radiological or biological materials when used in the commission of a crime, including homicides by bombing, or as it relates to terrorism
* All crimes related to the threat of a bomb
* Investigating selected hate crimes and hate incidents involving explosives, terrorism or arson
* Investigating and/or assisting the Los Angeles Fire Department Arson Unit for arson related crimes at houses of worship (e.g., a suspicious fire at a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, etc.)
* Investigating crimes of extortion or threats of extortion when the extortion elements involve real or implied reference to explosives or any type of nuclear, radiological, chemical or biological material
* Providing assistance to Area Detective Divisions on investigations when the scope of the investigations exceeds the resources of the Area Detective Division and/or if it's terror related

## Criminal Investigations Section

The Criminal Investigations Section is responsible for investigating and arresting individuals involved in criminal activity that may support a criminal network, or that may have a national or international criminal infrastructure.

The current commanding officer of the CIS is Lieutenant Frank Barnes.

## Organized Crime Section

The Organized Crime Section is responsible for:

* Collecting and disseminating intelligence information relative to organized crime
* Gathering, recording, and conducting investigations concerning individuals and organizations whose backgrounds, activities, or associates identify them with, or are characteristic of organized crime
* Providing information concerning organized crime to the department and other law enforcement agencies
* Investigating organized criminal activity whose objective is to influence the entertainment, sports, and adult entertainment industries
* Conducting investigative and enforcement efforts on those individuals, groups, or enterprises involved in major organized criminal activities
* Collecting, recording, maintaining, and disseminating intelligence information relevant to individuals or groups involved in major organized criminal enterprises characteristic of large scale organized crime groups
* Monitoring arson investigations involving suspects, victims, or activities associated with organized crime, and maintaining liaison with the Los Angeles City Fire Department for the purpose of providing information to arson investigators to assist in the investigation of arsons involving members of organized crime
* Correlating and maintaining intelligence information related to organized crime activities
* Researching proposed and new legislation and developing procedures to assist in maintaining effective organized crime control

## Surveillance Support Section

The Surveillance Support Section is responsible for providing support to investigations through surveillance operations, and gathering intelligence and criminal information through surveillance activity.