37th Annual Riverside County Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony & Run
Published: 07/28/2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 28, 2021
CONTACT:
Officer Ryan J. Railsback
Riverside Police Department
Community Services Bureau
(951) 373-6032
37th Annual Riverside County Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony & Run
Riverside, CA – On Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 8:30 a.m., Riverside County law enforcement agencies and surviving family members will remember those peace officers who have died in the line of duty at a solemn ceremony in front of the “Safe in His Arms” memorial statue, located at 4102 Orange Street in Riverside. The public is invited to attend the ceremony and participate in the ceremonial run/jog which will begin prior at 8:00 a.m. The Master of Ceremonies will be Chief Bryan Reyes of the Palm Springs Police Department, and keynote speeches will be given by California Highway Patrol Commissioner Amanda Ray, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, and Riverside County Chief Probation Officer Ronald L. Miller II.
The light jog/run is open to everyone of all ages and abilities, and registration is NOT required to participate. This year’s run will be led by members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the route will include a law enforcement escort.
The ceremony, steeped with police service traditions that include the riderless horse, gun salute, and “Missing Man” flyover, will recognize those who died in service prior to 2021. Unfortunately, our county experienced the loss of five peace officers in 2019 and 2020. Sergeant Steve Licon and Officer Andre Moye, Jr. of the California Highway Patrol were killed in the line of duty in 2019. Deputy Terrell Young and Sergeant Harry Cohen of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, along with Deputy Probation Officer Julio Beltran of the Riverside County Probation Department, died in the line of duty last year in 2020. Riverside County Constable Leroy Tripp’s line of duty death in 1916 will also receive its formal honor as all six of these Fallen Peace Officers’ names will be permanently etched on the “Safe in His Arms” memorial statue.
The “Safe in His Arms” memorial statue displays the names of the 70 Fallen Peace Officers who were killed or died in the line of duty while serving Riverside County.
- 24 Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies
- 16 Riverside Police Officers
- 11 California Highway Patrol Officers
- 8 United States Border Patrol Agents
- 4 Palm Springs Police Officers
- 2 Cathedral City Police Officers
- 1 each from the Corona Police Department, California Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation-Norco, and the Riverside County Probation Department.
Join us as we honor those who have laid down their lives for the community members of Riverside County, and to support the families and loved ones they left behind.
Free parking will be available in the parking structures located at 3535 12th Street and 4080 Lemon Street.
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AND NO PARKING AREAS ON JULY 31, 2021
Orange Street between 10th and 12th Streets will be closed from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
There will be no parking along Orange Street between 10th & 12th Streets, and on 12th Street between Orange and Lemon Streets from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Proper signs will be posted in these affected areas.
Riverside County Peace Officer Roll CALL of Honor
Year Officer Agency
1895 Frank Hamilton Riverside County Sheriff's Department
1907 Preston Swanguen Riverside County Constable
1912 John Baird Riverside Police Department
1913 Grant Alexander Corona Police Department
1916 Leroy Tripp Riverside County Constable
1917 Del MacIntyre Riverside Police Department
1921 Henry F. Nelson Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1921 Theodore Crossley Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1925 Ross A. Gardner United States Border Patrol
1938 Clinton Burtner Riverside Police Department
1940 Edward Bertino Riverside Police Department
1944 Arthur Simpson Riverside Police Department
1947 Anthony Oneto United States Border Patrol
1954 Frank Epperson California Highway Patrol
1956 Howard R. Scheffler Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1956 Raymond A. Geiger California Highway Patrol
1961 Gale G. Eldridge Palm Springs Police Department
1961 Roger A. Strong Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1962 Lyle W. Larrabee Palm Springs Police Department
1967 Theodore L. Newton, Jr. United States Border Patrol
1967 George F. Azrak United States Border Patrol
1969 William J. Rutledge Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1969 William F. Carter, Jr. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1969 Ambers O. Shewmaker California Highway Patrol
1971 Leonard Christiansen Riverside Police Department
1971 Paul Teel Riverside Police Department
1971 Richard F. Morello Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement
1973 William Prettyman Riverside Police Department
1974 Edward M. Schrader Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1974 Larry Walters Riverside Police Department
1977 Edward A. Parker, III California Highway Patrol
1980 James B. Evans, Sr. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1980 Dirk A. Leonardson Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1982 Dennis Doty Riverside Police Department
1982 Phillip Trust Riverside Police Department
1987 Michael Brandt California Highway Patrol
1987 Mark Taylor California Highway Patrol
1988 Michael D. Davis Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1988 David Vasquez Cathedral City Police Department
1989 Randy R. Lutz Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1993 Kent Hintergardt Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1993 Gary Cavender Riverside Police Department
1994 Mark Kemp Riverside County Sheriff's Department
1996 Aurelio Valencia United States Border Patrol
1997 Michael P. Haugen Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1997 James W. Lehmann, Jr. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
1997 Saul Martinez California Highway Patrol
1997 Daniel Muehlhausen California Highway Patrol
1998 Claire Connelly Riverside Police Department
1999 Eric A. Thach Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
2001 Charles Doug Jacobs, III Riverside Police Department
2003 Brent C. Jenkins Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
2003 Bruce K. Lee Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
2003 Shannon L. Distel California Highway Patrol
2007 Manuel Villegas Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
2007 Richard Goldstein United States Border Patrol
2008 Aaron Garcia Union Pacific Railroad Police Department
2009 Nathaniel A. Afolayan United States Border Patrol
2009 Trena Renee McLaughlin United States Border Patrol
2010 Ryan P. Bonaminio Riverside Police Department
2011 Jermaine Gibson Cathedral City Police Department
2013 Michael Crain Riverside Police Department
2013 Gilbert Cortez California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Norco
2016 Jose Gilbert Vega Palm Springs Police Department
2016 Lesley Zerebny Palm Springs Police Department
2019 Steve L. Licon California Highway Patrol
2019 Andre Moye, Jr. California Highway Patrol
2020 Terrell Young Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
2020 Harry Cohen Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
2020 Julio Beltran Riverside County Probation Department
