Liberty City Police Department
The Liberty City Police Department is the police department for Liberty City. In the GTA III era rendition of Liberty City there are three stations: one on Portland Island, one on Staunton Island and one on Shoreside Vale. In the GTA IV rendition of the city there are 15 stations: 3 stations in Broker, 2 stations in Bohan, 7 stations in Algonquin, 3 stations in Alderney
GTA III
in GTA III, the LCPD had bases in Portland Island, Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale. There are three known police officers in the LCPD: Police Chief Jim Ramirez, Leon McAffrey and Ray Machowski. keeps track on the criminal elements in Liberty City, and focus primarily on the mafia families (the Leone family, Forelli family and Sindacco family). In 1998 they are tracking Vincenzo Cilli, Toni Cipriani and Salvatore Leone. In 2001 they continue to track Toni and Salvatore, but also concentrate on Joey Leone and Luigi Goterelli, along with investigating the gang problems in the city. The LCPD appears to be under funded by Mayor Miles O'Donovan, as they only receive helicopters in April 2001. [1]
Leon McAffrey is a corrupt police officer, who is involved in selling stories to the Liberty Tree newspaper and in helping various gangs. The first can be seen on the Liberty City Stories website [2], whereas the second can be seen during Liberty City Stories (as he helps the Leone family and the Uptown Yardies). An investigation is launched into corruption within the LCPD, and McAffrey is place under arrest. He later turns evidence to the state about fellow corrupt officer Ray Machowski, which leads to his death in Plaster Blaster in Grand Theft Auto III.
Ray Machowski is another corrupt police officer, who was straight but later became a corrupt officer. He begins to work with the Yakuza, but in 2001 he has been ratted out by Leon McAffrey. He employs Claude to kill McAffrey and then assist him in his escape from the city.
GTA IV
The Liberty City Police Department in GTA IV is about 40,000 officers strong, in many different roles, most notably on beat patrol all throughout Liberty City. They include tactical response units, aviation units, undercover groups, and marine/boating units. The aviation branch of the LCPD (formed in 2001) has a fleet of several helicopters (consisting of Maverick type copters) always on 24/7 Patrol. They can be seen often in the skies of Liberty City. The LCPD is otherwise underfunded, unable to afford specialized pursuit vehicles, and as a result have to use their regular patrol cars to chase suspects.
They are sometimes seen writing tickets (as noticed around Middle Park) and in highway patrol duties on the various bridges (pulled over or giving tickets). Officers on foot patrol are sometimes seen chasing and apprehending criminals, which after they are caught, a radio car is contacted to take the criminal away. The LCPD is also on an active recruiting campaign, with "Join The LCPD" posters and billboards on select locations throughout the city, and adorning the front of the LCPD/NOOSE substation and LCPD Star Junction Sub-Station, (which is infront of a Liberty City Services Booth).
In the GTA IV rendtion, The LCPD is much bigger and organized, and has 15 Police Stations:
- Francis International Airport
- Cervesa Heights, Dukes
- South Slopes, Broker
- Northern Gardens, Bohan
- Fortside, Bohan
- East Holland, Algonquin (though it may seem that this is the LCPD HQ, it is not, since Francis McReary, the Deputy Commissioner of the LCPD, works at the Star Junction station along with the Chief Commissioner. It is likely that this station is operated jointly with NOOSE, evidenced by the Annihilator parked on the helipad.)
- Varsity Heights, Algonquin
- Presidents City, Algonquin
- Purgatory, Algonquin
- LCPD Main Headquarters Star Junction, Algonquin
- Suffolk, Algonquin
- Lower Easton, Algonquin
- Leftwood, Alderney
- Acter, Alderney
- Acter Industrial Park, Alderney