Overview
- During Police Memorial Week, Lompoc Police held a candlelight vigil outside their station to honor officers killed in the line of duty.
- The department described the vigil as a time to remember the fallen, support the living, and honor the badge behind the sacrifice.
- Santa Maria Police hosted their annual Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony and a luncheon to pay tribute to those who died on the job.
- Chief Christopher Williams said the ceremony tells families their law enforcement community will keep honoring them.
- Coverage cited conflicting statewide death totals, with one report noting 11 officers in the past year and another listing 12 last year, and neither resolved the discrepancy.