Editing Los Santos Police Department (section)

=== Downtown Vinewood Shootout (1997) ===
On February 28, 1997, the LSPD responded to a bank robbery at the Pacific Standard Public Deposit Bank on Vinewood Boulevard. Suspects Garry Phelps Jr. and Emilio Materasu engaged officers with high-caliber automatic weapons, forcing a tactical response. SWAT intervention was required after multiple officers were wounded. Both suspects were neutralized, and the incident led to the introduction of the '''Urban Patrol Rifle''' (AR-15) and .45 caliber semi-automatic pistols for regular officers.