A memorial service honoring the 55 Oakland police officers killed in the line of duty since 1867 was held Wednesday at police headquarters.
Randy Wingate, father of Officer Jordan Wingate, with his grandson Jordan Wingate, 4, pin a flower on a display during an annual memorial at the Oakland Police Department for police officers killed in the line of duty in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. To the left is officer Sydney Kofford. Wingate, 28, died April 20, 2024 from injuries suffered in a police vehicle crash in Aug. of 2018.
Acting Chief of Police Tony Jones called all of the officers killed “fallen heroes,” adding: “There are things in life that cannot be taught or trained into a person. One of those elements is courage. It takes courage to be a police officer. It takes even more courage to be a police officer here in Oakland. The officers we are here to remember today were born with that courage.”
“Those who don’t make it are the real heroes,” he said. “The heroes who risk it all so that the people who cannot protect themselves can be safe. Those are the heroes that we are here to honor today.” Deputy Chief of Police James Beere said the 55 who died were people with “backgrounds and stories as diverse as Oakland itself and who are forever bound by an unbreakable bond of valor.”
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