Altadena deputies, families and friends will pick up
the torch from Crescenta Valley Station and run into Altadena at
approximately 2:00 pm, on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The Memorial Torch will
run its final leg through Altadena to the Altadena Sheriff's Station. We
would like to invite the public to cheer on the runners as they make
their way north at Woodbury Road north onto N. Windsor Ave. and then east
on Ventura St., north bound on Casitas Ave. to Altadena Dr. and then east
bound to the Altadena Sheriff's Station.
The Memorial Torch Relay run was established in 1976 to honor the memory
of those brave, dedicated peace officers in Los Angeles County who have
sacrificed their lives in the performance of their duties.
This three-day relay run consists of 59 legs, each approximately 4 to 10
miles in length, totaling 339 miles overall. Over 2,000 runners, most of
whom are peace officers who run during their off duty time to honor the
lives of the fallen. The relay run will begin Friday morning, May 17 at
the Sherman Block Sheriff’s Headquarters Building in Monterey Park and
travels to each mainland Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol station,
ending at our very own Altadena Sheriff Station. Sheriff Lee Baca
commemorates the event by leading the first leg of the run.
This is a special way to honor law enforcement and it is open to the
public. This year’s Memorial Torch Relay Run honors the following
officers:
•Deputy Constable Charles A. De Moranville, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department, died on January 4, 1909, when he was shot and killed as he
attempted to arrest a man who had threatened a saloon owner in Newhall.
The subject was arrested after murdering Deputy Constable De Moranville.
Deputy Constable De Moranville had served as a deputy constable in the
Newhall district for two years. He was survived by his wife and four
children.
•Chief Henry P. Tracy, Pomona Police Department, died on May 3, 1915.
Chief Tracy was killed in a motorcycle accident while riding on the back
of a motorcycle with another officer. The motorcycle was struck by a
truck. He had just returned to service after recovering from a bullet
wound received while chasing a suspect. Chief Tracey had only been chief
for four years and had no prior law enforcement experience.
•Deputy Harry S. Guard, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, died on
March 20, 1919, Deputy Guard was assigned as the Department chauffer in
1908. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department had taken possession of its
first automobile the previous year. The Model T he driving the day he and
Deputy Benson were killed was open to the elements. It was a rainy
afternoon and Deputy Guard's view was obscured by the elements and the
odd design of the elevated trolley crossing where the collision with the trolley
occurred. Many witnesses who testified at the coroner's inquest stated
that the trolley motorman may not have sounded the warning bells until
the last second and was likely traveling at a speed faster than that
which was safe given the conditions.
Deputy Guard was survived by his wife, mother and two sisters.
• Deputy Sheriff Emma Benson, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,
died on March 20, 1919. Deputy Benson and Deputy Sheriff Harry Guard were
killed when their department vehicle was struck by a trolley car on
Telegraph Road. The two deputies, along with a third deputy, were
returning to the jail after delivering a mental patient to a hospital in
Norwalk when their Model T was struck. Deputy Benson was assigned to
transporting female prisoners.
The memorial torch that the runners carry along the course will
ultimately be used by Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to light the
ceremonial flame at 10AM on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at the Los Angeles
County Peace Officers’ Memorial Wall at the STARS Center. The flame will
be ignited in tribute to the fallen officers. The Sheriff's Training
Academy and Regional Services Center (STARS Center) is located at 11515
S. Colima Rd, Whittier, CA 90604. The public is invited
"It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how
they lived."
—Vivian Eney Cross, Survivor
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