Two local officers honored at May 3 memorial ceremony
(GOLDEN, Colo.) — Two local officers will be added to the Law Enforcement Memorial in Golden, CO in a ceremony to be held on May 3, 2024. Officer Julian G. Becerra and Parole Officer Christine Guerin-Sandoval will be honored at the ceremony along with 8 other fallen officers from around the state, as the ten new names are added to the memorial.
On September 28, 2023, Officer Guerin-Sandoval was killed in the line of duty during an auto-pedestrian crash in Colorado Springs.
Before joining the Department of Corrections, Sandoval worked for 12 years with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office and earned the honor of 2018 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. She was deeply loved and respected by her friends, family, and fellow officers.
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“Christine was one of the most dependable and loyal deputies I have ever worked with,” said Undersheriff Steve Bryant of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. “She has shown humanity towards people who some might say deserved none.”
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On February 11, 2023, Officer Becerra died from injuries sustained when he fell 40 feet from a bridge while attempting to arrest car-jacking suspects. It was the first time an officer with the Fountain Police Department (FPD) died in the line of duty in over 100 years. K-9 Officer Becerra was with FPD for four-and-a-half years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
The annual memorial ceremony is held every first Friday in May, which will be May 3 of this year. The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) has invited all to attend the memorial ceremony, and said in a Facebook post on April 29, “Help us remember the fallen and salute the lives of these heroes.”
The memorial ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the State Patrol Academy near Golden, Colorado.
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