Alonzo Harris
| Det. Alonzo Harris | |
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| Training Day character | |
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| First appearance | Training Day |
| Created by | David Ayer |
| Portrayed by | Denzel Washington |
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| Occupation | LAPD Narcotics officer |
| Nationality | American |
Detective Alonzo Harris is the main antagonist in the 2001 film Training Day. He is portrayed by American actor Denzel Washington. For his performance, Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Detective Alonzo Harris is a highly decorated Los Angeles Police Department narcotics officer who has worked for over thirteen years on the streets. Alonzo runs an aggressive narcotics unit that is known for making major drug seizures and taking down major drug traffickers. However, he uses controversial and radical methods and is one of the most feared officers due to corruption. A ruthless sociopath, he is a selfish man who does anything, including murder, for money and lacks empathy. He is married with four sons but also has a Salvadoran mistress Sara (Eva Mendes) and a young son in Baldwin Village.
At the beginning of the movie, Alonzo must evaluate the young patrol officer, Jake Hoyt, as a possible addition to his narcotics unit. Alonzo and Jake bust a small group of college kids buying marijuana in a known drug neighborhood. He forces Jake to smoke marijuana, that is laced with PCP, saying that if Jake refuses he won't be worthy to join the unit. Jake agrees and smokes the marijuana as Alonzo drives to the home of Roger (Scott Glenn), a high level drug dealer. While driving, Jake notices a female high school student named Letty being sexually assaulted. Jake solely subdues the attackers while Alonzo watches. Alonzo tells Letty to leave while he takes the attackers' crack and money and beats them up but lets them go. Jake finds Letty's wallet on the ground and takes it. Alonzo and Jake later apprehend a wheelchair-bound drug dealer named Blue (Snoop Dogg) and find crack rocks and a loaded 9mm Glock 19 pistol on him. In exchange for his freedom, Blue reveals his associate: Kevin "Sandman" Miller, who is imprisoned at the time. Alonzo takes Jake to Sandman's home in Watts where he uses a fake search warrant to steal $40,000 in drug money from the premises. Sandman's wife (Macy Gray) notices and calls out to the nearby armed gang members who open fire but Alonzo and Jake escape.
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