Officers go beyond call of duty for Vietnam veteran
They pushed him in his scooter all the way home
10 News
Preston Phillips
May 28, 2014
SAN DIEGO - Two San Diego police officers are being commended for going above the call of duty.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, they pushed a Vietnam veteran nearly two miles to his home after his power scooter broke down on a busy road.
Both officers work out of the San Diego Police Department's Eastern division office off of Aero Drive in Serra Mesa, and neither one gave what they did Sunday a second thought.
"The least I could do was push him, you know. That's the least I could do. He's sacrificed and given so much to this country," said SDPD Officer Milo Shields.
It was not what Vietnam veteran Gil Larocque was expecting to happen when his power scooter stopped working along busy Clairemont Mesa Boulevard on the day before Memorial Day.
"You wouldn't expect them to do something like that … put you all the way home," said Larocque.
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Showing posts with label San Diego Police Department. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Cops push disabled Vietnam veteran and get rewarded for it!
They pushed his 300 pound scooter over two miles!
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Deputy District Attorney didn't meet "criteria" before suicide
EXCLUSIVE: Deputy district attorney sent angry email before suicide
By MORGAN COOK mcook@nctimes.com
Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Christine Trevino sent an email with "My Death" in the subject line to at least 50 people, including District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, two weeks before she shot herself to death Thursday evening in Oceanside, according to documents obtained by North County Times.
The email, which Trevino sent the evening of Oct. 26, prompted measures by the district attorney's office to "keep her safe," an official said.
Trevino's message appeared to accuse Dumanis' administration of taking the side of another employee with whom Trevino had been involved in a dispute, and warned the administration not to try to "cover up" Trevino's death as a mental health issue.
The email's final line said, "YOUR administration is to blame!"
Trevino, 51, killed herself with a handgun during a traffic stop about 6:35 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Vista Way and Jefferson Street, Oceanside police Lt. Leonard Mata said last week.
She shot herself as a Carlsbad police officer was speaking to her through her driver's side window.
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By MORGAN COOK mcook@nctimes.com
Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
"Officers spoke to Trevino at her home and she seemed OK, he said. She didn't meet the criteria required to detain her for mental evaluation, and police did not confiscate any weapons."
San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Christine Trevino sent an email with "My Death" in the subject line to at least 50 people, including District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, two weeks before she shot herself to death Thursday evening in Oceanside, according to documents obtained by North County Times.
The email, which Trevino sent the evening of Oct. 26, prompted measures by the district attorney's office to "keep her safe," an official said.
Trevino's message appeared to accuse Dumanis' administration of taking the side of another employee with whom Trevino had been involved in a dispute, and warned the administration not to try to "cover up" Trevino's death as a mental health issue.
The email's final line said, "YOUR administration is to blame!"
Trevino, 51, killed herself with a handgun during a traffic stop about 6:35 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Vista Way and Jefferson Street, Oceanside police Lt. Leonard Mata said last week.
She shot herself as a Carlsbad police officer was speaking to her through her driver's side window.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thousands honor slain San Diego police officer, Marine 2 tour Iraq veteran
Thousands honor slain San Diego police officer
by Associated Press
Jeremy Henwood, 36, was posthumously promoted to major in the Marine Corps Reserve at a funeral service attended by more than 3,000 mourners, including California Gov. Jerry Brown.
Henwood died six months after returning from Afghanistan when a motorist flashed his headlights behind his patrol car, as if to seek help, then pulled alongside and shot him.
Police Chief William Lansdowne said a surveillance video taken at a fast-food restaurant two blocks from the shooting showed the officer had just bought a meal for a 10-year-old boy who was watching him in awe.
"You see this little boy with a giant grin, saying 'thank you, thank you, officer,'" Lansdowne said.
Robbie Henwood Jr. told mourners that he tried in vain to get his older brother to follow his footsteps into federal law enforcement, which promised better pay and an opportunity to move around. He didn't understand why Jeremy — at the time a Marine with two tours in Iraq on his resume and a chest full of military medals — wanted to be a rookie police officer.
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by Associated Press
Police Chief William Lansdowne stops in front of the casket of Jeremy Henwood, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 in San Diego. Jeremy Henwood went to Iraq twice as a Marine and returned in February from a combat tour in one of Afghanistan's most troubled regions. But it was at home in San Diego where he was killed, shot in the head in an unprovoked attack during routine police patrol. (AP Photo/ Nelvin C. Cepeda, Pool)SAN DIEGO — A Marine combat veteran who was shot in the head while patrolling San Diego streets as a police officer was remembered Friday as a generous and upbeat leader whose dedication to public service inspired those around him.
Jeremy Henwood, 36, was posthumously promoted to major in the Marine Corps Reserve at a funeral service attended by more than 3,000 mourners, including California Gov. Jerry Brown.
Henwood died six months after returning from Afghanistan when a motorist flashed his headlights behind his patrol car, as if to seek help, then pulled alongside and shot him.
Police Chief William Lansdowne said a surveillance video taken at a fast-food restaurant two blocks from the shooting showed the officer had just bought a meal for a 10-year-old boy who was watching him in awe.
"You see this little boy with a giant grin, saying 'thank you, thank you, officer,'" Lansdowne said.
Robbie Henwood Jr. told mourners that he tried in vain to get his older brother to follow his footsteps into federal law enforcement, which promised better pay and an opportunity to move around. He didn't understand why Jeremy — at the time a Marine with two tours in Iraq on his resume and a chest full of military medals — wanted to be a rookie police officer.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
San Diego Police Officer Killed In Afghanistan
Local police officer, 33, dies in Afghanistan war
October 17, 2008
SAN DIEGO: Police are mourning the loss of a fellow officer who has been killed in Afghanistan, a San Diego police spokeswoman confirmed yesterday.
The Police Department, which learned of the death yesterday, declined to release the officer's name until the family has been notified, spokeswoman Mónica Muñoz said.
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Update
The officer, Federico Borjas, 33, was a reservist who was called to duty in August. The department hired him in 1999, and he most recently served as a patrol officer in the Central Division.
October 17, 2008
SAN DIEGO: Police are mourning the loss of a fellow officer who has been killed in Afghanistan, a San Diego police spokeswoman confirmed yesterday.
The Police Department, which learned of the death yesterday, declined to release the officer's name until the family has been notified, spokeswoman Mónica Muñoz said.
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Update
The officer, Federico Borjas, 33, was a reservist who was called to duty in August. The department hired him in 1999, and he most recently served as a patrol officer in the Central Division.
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