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California Holds Peace Officers’ Memorial, Enrolling 2025 Fallen at Capitol

The ceremony formally added 2025 fallen officers’ names to the State Capitol memorial.

Overview

  • The annual two-day memorial honored 12 officers from 10 agencies who died in 2025, with their names enrolled on the monument.
  • Governor Gavin Newsom joined families and law enforcement at the Enrollment Ceremony, and he ordered flags over the Capitol flown at half-staff.
  • Traditions included a Walk of Honor for surviving family members, a riderless horse, the folding of the U.S. flag, a 21-gun salute, and Taps.
  • The observance featured a Capitol dome lit blue, a field of American flags, blue candle lights, and overnight guards at the monument.
  • The memorial spanned an evening vigil and a morning caravan from the CHP Academy in West Sacramento to the Capitol site, where attendees also remembered Officer Osmar Rodarte of Marysville.