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GANG ENFORCEMENT | The Thin Blue Line

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The Thin Blue Line Memorial Wall Gang Enforcement Command
The Thin Blue Line is a colloquial term for police forces.

​The blue refers to the typical blue of the police uniform, and refers to the police forces in general. It may refer to the police as a "line" standing between good and evil (citizens and perpetrators), or may refer to the "line" that separates the police as an in-group from everyone else (with positive, negative or mixed connotations, depending on the person using the expression).

In the United States, the blue line is used on mourning bands to signify the loss of a fellow officer.
Today, in the United States, some 900,000 law enforcement officers put their lives on the line for the safety and protection of others. They serve with valor and distinction – and with great success. Federal statistics show that violent and property crime rates in the United States are at historic lows, thanks in large measure to the dedicated service of the men and women of law enforcement.

That protection comes at a price, however. Each year, there are approximately 60,000 assaults on law enforcement officers, resulting in nearly 16,000 injuries. Sadly, over the last decade, an average of 160 officers a year have been killed in the line of duty. And throughout U.S. history, over 19,000 law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Officer Boyer had served with the Whittier Police Department for 28 years and was preparing to retire. He is survived by three adult children and his parents.
Police Officer
Keith Boyer
Whittier Police Department, California

End of Watch: Monday, February 20, 2017
Police Officer Keith Boyer was shot and killed as he and another officer investigated an accident near the intersection of Colima Road and Mar Vista Street.

Unbeknownst to the officers, the vehicle that caused the crash was stolen and being driven by a gang member who had just been paroled. The parolee had just committed another murder hours earlier. As Officer Boyer attempted to conduct a pat down on the subject, the man suddenly pulled a handgun from his waistband and opened fire. Officer Boyer was killed and a second officer was wounded. Despite the wounds, the officers returned fire and wounded the subject.

Officer Boyer was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
Gang Enforcement Officers Killed and/or Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty at the Hands of a Gang Member
* This list is not all inclusive as these statistics are not readily available as reporting is limited on gang member involvement. Names will be added as we receive them.
Officer Name
Alfano, James

​Brownlee, Sam K.

Boyer, Keith

Cabrera, Jair
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Ceriale, Michael

Clements, Tom

Elmore, Ted Cephus

Frazier, De'Greaun
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Giniewicz, Anthony A.

Gilhooly, John J.

Gonzalez, Mauel

Holder, Randolp
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Jacobs, Allen L.

Lee, Eric D.

Loftus, Terrance E.

McGuinn, David

Orozco, Kerrie

Ortiz, Jerry

Rappaport, Frank G.

Redelfs, Arthur

Sanders, Jerry
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Santiago, Melvin

Smith, Norman

Strouse, Brian

Wright, Gerald L.
Title
Police Officer

Deputy Sheriff

Police Officer

​Police Officer

​Police Officer

Executive Director

Lieutenant

Special Agent

Police Officer

Police Officer

Correctional Officer

​Detective

​Police Officer III

​Police Officer

​Police Officer

Correctional Officer

Gang Detective

Deputy

​Correctional Officer

Senior Corporal

Correctional Officer

​Detective

​Police Officer

Police Officer

Police Officer
Agency
Chicago Police Department

Weld County Sheriff's Office

Salt River Police Department

Whittier Police Department

​Chicago Police Department

Colorado Department of Corrections

Catawba County Sheriff's Office

​Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

​Signal Hill Police Department

Chicago Police Department

California Department of Corrections

​New York Police Department

Greenville Police Department

​Chicago Police Department

​Chicago Police Department

Maryland Department of Corrections

Omaha Police Department

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office

Chicago Police Department

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

California Department of Corrections

​Jersey City Police Department

​Dallas Police Department

Chicago Police Department

Chicago Police Department
State
IL

​CO

AZ

CA​

​IL

CO

NC

TN

​CA

IL

CA

NY

​​SC

​IL

IL

MD

NE

CA

​IL

TX

CA

NJ​

​TX

IL

IL
End of Watch
08-16-1970

​11-23-2010

05-24-2014

02-20-2017​

​08-21-1998

03-19-2013

04-27-1983

08-09-2016​

12-07-2011

11-13-1969

01-10-2005

10-20-2016

​03-18-2016

08-19-2001​

10-10-1976

07-25-2006

05-20-2015

06-24-2005

​11-13-1969

03-12-2010

11-27-1973

07-13-2014​

​01-07-2009

06-30-2001

08-07-1993

Challenge: The primary challenge we face is that many agencies do not go as far as categorizing an officers death as "gang related" "gang motivated" or "gang involved" when an officer is killed in the line of duty by a gang member so it is difficult for us to identify those officers accurately and completely.
If you have information pertaining to an gang officer killed in the line of duty and/or an officer killed in the line of duty by a gang member and you do not see their name included on this page,  please e-mail command@gangenforcement.com with additional information.

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