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CONSENT
Bill No: SCR 111
Author: Mendoza (D)
Amended: 3/10/16
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 4/19/16
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT: Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez Memorial
Highway
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution designates Interstate 5 between the San
Gabriel River Bridge and the Rio Hondo River Bridge as the
Downey Policy Officer Ricardo Galvez Memorial Highway.
ANALYSIS: This resolution designates Interstate 5 between the
San Gabriel River Bridge and the Rio Hondo River Bridge as the
Downey Policy Officer Ricardo Galvez Memorial Highway. This
resolution further requests that the Department of
Transportation erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations
from non-state sources to cover the costs.
Comments
1)Purpose. The author introduced this bill to honor the life and
service of police officer Ricardo Galvez.
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2)Background on Officer Galvez. Ricardo Galvez was born on April
2, 1986, to Margarita Galvez in the City of Los Angeles, and
was raised in Los Angeles and Bell Gardens, where he attended
elementary school and high school.
3)Officer Galvez began his law enforcement career in 2006 with
the Downey Police Department as a police aide. In 2008
Officer Galvez enlisted in the United States Marine Corps
Reserve and was deployed overseas as part of Operation Iraqi
Freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2010, Officer Galvez was
hired by the Downey Policy Department as a police cadet and
began his career as a Downey Police Officer later that year.
Officer Galvez established himself as a competent and
compassionate police officer and strove to be a K-9 officer.
On November 18, 2015, after finishing a training session with
the department's K-9 team, Officer Galvez returned to the
station to compete his shift and, while seated in his vehicle
adjacent to the police station, two individuals approached his
car, shooting and killing him.
4)Officer Galvez is survived by his mother, sisters, and
brother.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified5/3/16)
Peace Officers Research Association of California
OPPOSITION: (Verified5/3/16)
None received
Prepared by: Randy Chinn / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
5/4/16 15:04:12
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