LAPD Southeast Division Dedicates Memorial Bench to Fallen Officer

May 7, 2014

WHAT:   
A ceremony to honor fallen Officer James Choquette and dedicate a bench engraved with his name

WHEN:   
Thursday, May 8, 2014
1 p.m.

WHERE:   
LAPD Southeast Area Police Station
145 W. 108th Street
Los Angeles  90061
    
WHO:    
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
LAPD Southeast Area Command Staff and Officers
Family Members and Friends of Officer Choquette
Southeast LAPD Cadets
    
WHY:   
To memorialize Officer Choquette by dedicating a marble bench engraved with his name, along with an adjacent engraved brick area constructed by Southeast LAPD Cadets that honors past and current officers, volunteers and others who have contributed to the South Los Angeles community.

Tragically, on August 2, 1979, Officer James Choquette, a ten-year police veteran, was responding to a robbery radio call when he was killed after his vehicle was struck by a drunk driver. LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck, at the time assigned to the Southeast Area as a patrol sergeant, was driving to the robbery behind Officer Choquette.

CONTACT:   
For more information, please contact Southeast Area Community Relations Sergeant Helen Pallares at 213-972-7961.