by Timothy Rutt
Altadena Sheriff Station Captain John S. Benedict carried the torch for the final leg of the annual Peace Officers Memorial Relay Sunday afternoon. Runners carried a torch from sheriff station to station to remember the officers who have fallen in the line of duty.
Sunday, four names were remembered by the runners: Deputy Constable Charles A. De Moranville, who was killed during an arrest in 1909; Chief Henry P. Tracy of the Pomona Police Department, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1915; and Los Angeles Sheriff Deputies Harry S. Guard and Emma Benson, who were killed when their Model T was struck by a trolley in 1919. More pictures after the jump.
1. Altadena Station Deputy Greg Gabriel served as master of ceremonies. 2. Pastor John B. Bledsoe of Zion Star Missionary Baptist Church opens with prayer. 3. Altadena Capt. John S. Benedict says a few words during the ceremony.
