Derrick Connor
Monday, December 12, 1988
Connor, Derrick
Rank: Police Officer
Serial Number: 25472
Division: Central
Location: 5th and Wall St.
Date Killed: Monday, December 12, 1988
Cause of Death: Traffic Accident
Bio: Officer Connor, Officer Manuel Gutierrez, and Officer David Hofmeyer were killed in an automobile accident while responding to back up other officers who made an officer needs
assistance call. The officers needing assistance were detectives making an auto-theft related arrest in downtown Los Angeles.
Officer Connor was survived by his parents, son, brother and three sisters.
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The Los Angeles Police Academy was used for the 1932 Olympic Game's pistol and rifle competitions
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