The Gangster Squad, later known as the Organized Crime Intelligence Division (OCID), was a special unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) formed in 1946 to keep the East Coast Mafia and organized crime elements out of Los Angeles, California.[1]
- ^ Roe, Mike (10 January 2013). "PHOTOS: The real-life 'Gangster Squad' and mobster Mickey Cohen". Southern California Public Radio. Without a Net (blog). Retrieved 7 January 2014.