Peace Officer Memorial Roll Call

Here is the roster of peace officers killed in Orange County in the line of duty:

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Officer Agency Year Robert Squires Orange County Sheriff’s 1912 Jim Mathews California State Traffic Squad, O.C.* 1924 Lauren E. Hurd California State Traffic Squad, O.C. 1927 Leo Roy Darst Huntington Beach Police 1928 Edwin R. Jensen Santa Ana Police 1931 Ezra Stanley Orange County Sheriff’s 1940 Gordon French Laguna Beach Police 1953 Camile Madere California Highway Patrol 1958 Robert Shultz Orange County Sheriff’s 1958 Myron Trapp Garden Grove Police 1959 Leonard Winney California Highway Patrol 1959 Robert Dale California Highway Patrol 1960 John Marshall Newport Beach Police 1962 Nelson Sasscer Santa Ana Police 1969 Andrew Reese Garden Grove Police 1970 Darrell Cate Buena Park Police 1972 Donald Schneider Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 1973 Carl Wilson Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 1973 Waldron Karp Tustin Police 1973 Leslie Prince Huntington Beach Police 1974 Jerry Hatch Fullerton Police 1975 Gary Nelson Anaheim Police 1975 Donald Sowma Cypress Police 1976 Daniel Hale Santa Ana Police 1977 Richard Steed San Clemente Police 1978 Donald Reed Garden Grove Police 1980 Michael Rainford Garden Grove Police 1980 James Ketchum Costa Mesa Police 1987 John Libolt Costa Mesa Police 1987 Edward Clavell Seal Beach Police 1988 Robert Roulston Anaheim Police 1988 Mark Tonkin Orange County Sheriff’s 1988 Tommy De La Rosa Fullerton Police 1990 Howard Dallies Jr. Garden Grove Police 1993 John Steel California Highway Patrol 1993 Darryn Robins Orange County Sheriff’s 1993 Michael Osornio La Habra Police 1994 Robert Henry Newport Beach Police 1995 Terry Fincher Brea Police 1996 Don Burt California Highway Patrol 1996 Joey Little Placentia Police 1996 Steven Van Horn Newport Beach Police 1997 Shayne York Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 1997

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* First state law enforcement traffic agency; now California Highway Patrol

Source: Orange County Sheriff’s Department