Members of the Santa Ana Police Department arrive at Sgt. John Centanni’s home in Yorba Linda to offer their condolences on the death of his son. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Esperanza High School in Anaheim remembered Rick Centanni, a graduate of the class of 2008, in many ways, including announcing his death over the intercom and putting his yearbook out at the front desk. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and other officers at a Police Academy graduation ceremony are somber about the death of SWAT Officer Robert Cottle, the department’s first member to be killed in post-9/11 combat. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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SWAT Officer Joe Goosby of the Los Angeles Police Department weeps after speaking at the Police Academy about Cottle, a SWAT officer with whom he worked. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
