LAPD Street Signs 1970s

LAPD Street Signs 1970s

 

Officer Earl Leonard Riddick
(Oct. 17, 1940 — April 23, 1970)

Cause of death: Officer Riddick was shot and killed by a bank robbery suspect.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of Western Avenue and West 70th Street

Officer Michael Wayne Parker
(Sept. 6, 1945 — Aug. 18, 1970)

Cause of death: Officer Parker died as the result of an automobile accident.

Location of sign: North side of Sunset Boulevard, just east of North Alvarado Street

Officer Phillip James Riley
(Jan. 26, 1945 — Oct. 25, 1971)

Cause of death: Officer Riley was shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest following a high-speed chase.

Location of sign: Southwest corner of Via Marina and Pacific Avenue in Marina Del Rey

Officer Kenneth Edmund Walters
(Aug. 2, 1948 — March 27, 1972)

Cause of death: Officer Walters died as the result of an automobile accident.

Location of sign: Northwest corner of Jefferson and West boulevards

Officer Charles C. Caraccilo
(Feb. 6, 1938 — June 21, 1973)

Cause of death: Officer Caraccilo was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an auto theft suspect.

Location of sign: North side of Burbank Boulevard, between Sunnyslope and Greenbush avenues

Officer John Thomas Lawler
(May 2, 1933 — July 9, 1973)

Cause of death: Officer Lawler died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy

Investigator Gerald Wayne “Blackie” Sawyer
(Oct. 19, 1941 — Nov. 6, 1973)

Cause of death: Investigator Sawyer was shot and killed during an undercover drug trafficking investigation.

Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy

Commander Paul John Gillen
(May 15, 1925 — May 29, 1974)

Cause of death: Commander Gillen died as the result of a helicopter crash in Kagel Canyon in the northeast San Fernando Valley, near Bailey and Lopez Canyon roads.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Osborne Street.

Officer Garth Langemeade Ward
(April 1, 1916 — July 30, 1974)

Cause of death: Officer Ward died as the result of an automobile accident.

Location of sign: Northwest corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street

Officer Michael Ian McDougal
(Dec. 24, 1943 — Jan. 19, 1975)

Cause of death: Officer McDougal died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Center median at the intersection of Castle Heights Avenue and Beverwil Drive

Officer Vincent Lawrence Leusch
(April 8, 1947 — Sept. 22, 1975)

Cause of death: Officer Leusch was struck and killed by a fleeing vehicle during a high-speed chase.

Location of sign: Southeast corner of South Van Ness Avenue and West 79th Street

Officer David Earle Bailey
(March 19, 1956 — Oct. 21, 1977)

Cause of death: Officer Bailey was shot and killed while questioning an auto theft suspect.

Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy

Officer James Joseph Choquette
(June 17, 1947 — Aug. 2, 1979)

Cause of death: Officer Choquette died as the result of an automobile accident.

Location of sign: Northwest corner of South Central Avenue and East 114th Street