LAPD Street Signs

Hollywood Remains to Be Seen
A Guide to the Movie Stars' Final Homes

LAPD Street Signs

Officer David Brooks
(March 15, 1872 – April 8, 1910)

Cause of death: Officer Brooks was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of South Grand Avenue and West 30th Street

Officer C. Floyd Eiler
(Dec. 30, 1886 – Dec. 25, 1911)

Cause of death: Officer Eiler was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: South side of East 1st Street, west of South Garey Street

Officer Robert Vernon Murray
(July 14, 1890 – Sept. 24, 1914)

Cause of death: Officer Murray was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Location of sign: Southeast corner of North Broadway and Sichel Street

Det. Lt. James Edward Browning
(Feb. 26, 1878 – Nov. 29, 1915)

Cause of death: Det. Lt. Browning was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspected extortionist.
Location of sign: South side of Olympic Boulevard, west of Lemon Street

Officer James A. Ellsworth
(1887 – Sept. 4, 1917)

Cause of death: Officer Ellsworth died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: South side of West 6th Street, at Occidental Boulevard

Officer Patrick Joseph Downey
(Sept. 22, 1883 – Feb. 18, 1919)

Cause of death: Officer Downey was shot and killed while struggling with a suspect.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of North Broadway and Meadow Road, at the west end of the bridge over the railroad tracks and the Los Angeles River

Officer Claude H. Wyatt
(1896 – Aug. 27, 1919)

Cause of death: Officer Wyatt died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of West 3rd and South Figueroa streets

Officer John Gingles Magness
(March 23, 1888 – May 21, 1920)

Cause of death: Officer Magness died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of West Adams Boulevard and South Grand Avenue

Officer Levi "Harry" Clester
(Jan. 20, 1891 – Dec. 6, 1921)

Officer William L. Brett
(December 1881 – Dec. 6, 1921)

Cause of death: Officers Clester and Brett were shot and killed while transporting six suspects to the police station.
Location of signs: Northeast corner of South Lorena and East 5th streets

Officer Arthur "Archie" Cruse
(1898 – Jan. 22, 1923)

Cause of death: Officer Cruse was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: East side of Towne Avenue, between 5th and 6th streets

Officer Glenn Ellsworth Bond
(Oct. 26, 1897 – Feb. 20, 1924)

Cause of death: Officer Bond was shot and killed while responding to a bank robbery.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of 7th and Hoover streets

Officer Edward Evert Wilhoit
(Nov. 18, 1888 – Aug. 20, 1924)

Cause of death: Officer Wilhoit was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect carrying a concealed weapon.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of South Main and West 2nd streets, across the street from Police Headquarters

Officer Arthur Lloyd Davenport
(Nov. 10, 1891 – May 16, 1926)

Cause of death: Officer Davenport died as the result of an automobile collision. He was a passenger in a police vehicle which was rammed and overturned by a suspected drunk driver during a chase.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street

Officer Parley Leroy Bennett
(March 11, 1894 – Jan. 25, 1927)

Cause of death: Officer Bennett was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: East side of South Los Angeles Street, between 7th and 8th streets

Officer James Henry Carter
(March 31, 1891 – March 18, 1928)

Cause of death: Officer Carter was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: South side of Alpine Street, east of Bunker Hill Avenue

Officer Lewis Long
(1882 – April 18, 1929)

Cause of death: Officer Long died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: South side of West Pico Boulevard, east of L.A. Live Way

Officer James C. Costello
(1901 – March 31, 1930)

Cause of death: Officer Costello was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: South side of 7th Street at Lucas Avenue

Officer Henry Clay Jackson
(Feb. 15, 1892 – March 1, 1931)

Cause of death: Officer Jackson died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: North side of Wilshire Boulevard, between South Berendo Street and South New Hampshire Avenue

Officer Paul Truman Lee
(1901 – Dec. 20, 1932)

Cause of death: Officer Lee was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: South side of Wilshire Boulevard, east of Witmer Street

Officer Alfred Clarence "Scotty" Madon
(February 1898 – June 16, 1935)

Cause of death: Officer Madon died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of West Olympic Boulevard and Georgia Street

Officer Clyde Gussie Pritchett
(Dec. 31, 1894 – Feb. 17, 1936)

Cause of death: Officer Pritchett was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Location of sign: South side of Hollywood Boulevard, between Vine Street and Argyle Avenue

Officer Earl John Bickel
(July 15, 1899 – Aug. 30, 1937)

Cause of death: Officer Bickel died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of San Fernando Road and Osborne Street

Officer George Colison Howard
(Dec. 3, 1891 – May 22, 1938)

Cause of death: Officer Howard was shot and killed by a mentally ill man while getting off a bus.
Location of sign: East side of North Broadway, at Bishops Road

Officer Weymouth T. Lockridge
(1912 – Sept. 9, 1938)

Cause of death: Officer Lockridge died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: South side of West Temple Street, between North Bonnie Brae Street and North Burlington Avenue

Officer Warren Gamel Chamberlain
(Sept. 13, 1914 – Dec. 25, 1941)

Cause of death: Officer Chamberlain died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of Colorado Boulevard and Ellenwood Drive

Sgt. Charles Howard Bridgeman
(July 29, 1901 – March 16, 1945)

Cause of death: Sgt. Bridgeman was accidentally shot and killed while unloading a suspect’s handgun.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of South San Pedro and East 2nd streets

Officer Isaac L. Lankford
(March 19, 1914 – Oct. 14, 1945)

Cause of death: Officer Lankford died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of East Washington Boulevard and Hooper Avenue

Officer Norbert John Huseman
(May 6, 1912 – Dec. 31, 1945)

Cause of death: Officer Huseman was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of Mateo and Enterprise streets

Officer John Wyatt “Jack” Harris
(Dec. 10, 1910 – Feb. 1, 1946)

Cause of death: Officer Harris was shot and killed by a gambling suspect.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of West Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and Hill Street, beneath the overpass

Officer Frank George Panek
(Nov. 14, 1920 – April 14, 1947)

Cause of death: Officer Panek was shot and killed by several robbery suspects.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Towne Avenue and East 5th Street

Officer Frederick S. Wales
(June 10, 1921 – Oct. 7, 1947)

Cause of death: Officer Wales died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and North Vermont Avenue

Det. Sgt. John William Milton
(Nov. 9, 1898 – May 16, 1949)

Cause of death: Det. Sgt. Milton was shot and killed by a mentally ill man.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of Vesper Avenue and Gilmore Street

Officer Roland Eldo White
(Oct. 30, 1923 – May 11, 1950)

Cause of death: Officer White was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Location of sign: West side of Avalon Boulevard, between East 109th and East 110th streets (Officer White's first name is spelled incorrectly on the sign.)

Officer Thomas John Kennedy
(June 25, 1917 – April 5, 1951)

Cause of death: Officer Kennedy died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of West Temple and North Hoover streets, in front of 3435 West Temple St.

Officer James Douglas Kennard
(Nov. 16, 1912 – March 3, 1952)

Cause of death: Officer Kennard died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of Western Avenue and West 106th Street

Officer Lloyd Fred Hassler
(April 8, 1920 – Aug. 24, 1952)

Cause of death: Officer Hassler died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Woodman Avenue and Victory Boulevard

Officer Clay Noble Hunt
(Sept. 9, 1912 – Feb. 22, 1955)

Cause of death: Officer Hunt died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and North Gower Street

Officer Leo Wise
(March 5, 1923 – March 17, 1957)

Cause of death: Officer Wise was shot and killed while attempting to break up a barroom fight.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of West Pico Boulevard and South Figueroa Street

Officer Robert Rutherford Christensen
(Aug. 24, 1919 – Oct. 14, 1957)

Cause of death: Officer Christensen was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspected sex offender.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of 7th and Valencia streets

Officer Thomas Scebbi
(Nov. 2, 1933 – June 20, 1958)

Cause of death: Officer Scebbi was shot and killed while questioning a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of West 4th Street and South Kingsley Drive

Officer Joseph William Bennett
(Jan. 9, 1923 – July 26, 1958)

Cause of death: Officer Bennett died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: South side of West 3rd Street, between South Kenmore Avenue and South Catalina Street

Officer Richard David Kent
(Nov. 20, 1930 – Dec. 8, 1960)

Cause of death: Officer Kent was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: East side of South Broadway, south of Manchester Avenue, between 86th Place and 87th Street

Officer Charles F. Hallenbeck
(April 20, 1934 – July 26, 1962)

Cause of death: Officer Hallenbeck died after his police vehicle was deliberately rammed by another vehicle during a high-speed chase.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of East 109th Street and Compton Avenue

Officer Ian James Campbell
(Aug. 21, 1931 – March 9, 1963)

Cause of death: Officer Campbell was kidnapped, then shot and killed by robbery suspects. (The story of Campbell's death is told in the best-selling book and movie, "The Onion Field.")
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and North Gower Street

Sgt. Charles Paul Monaghan
(March 24, 1926 – Feb. 1, 1964)
Officer Robert Marvin Endler
(Dec. 12, 1926 – Feb. 1, 1964)

Cause of death: Sgt. Monaghan and Officer Endler were shot and killed by a forgery suspect in a department store.
Location of signs: Southeast corner of West Pico Boulevard and South Mullen Avenue

Officer Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Amberg
(Oct. 22, 1938 – Aug. 30, 1966)
Officer Alex N. Ilnicki
(Aug. 1, 1920 – Aug. 30, 1966)

Cause of death: Officers Amberg and Ilnicki died as the result of a helicopter crash.
Location of signs: East side of Solano Avenue, south of Amador Street, and south of the 110 Freeway

Officer Keith Gregory Du Puis
(March 6, 1939 – Oct. 27, 1966)

Cause of death: Officer Du Puis was shot and killed during a traffic stop.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of West Pico and San Vincente boulevards

Officer Roger Renick Warren Jr.
(May 25, 1943 – May 8, 1967)

Cause of death: Officer Warren was shot and killed while responding to a burglar alarm.
Location of sign: North side of Vanowen Street, between Sylmar and Lennox avenues

Officer Earl Leonard Riddick
(Oct. 17, 1940 – April 23, 1970)

Cause of death: Officer Riddick was shot and killed by a bank robbery suspect.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of Western Avenue and West 70th Street

Officer Michael Wayne Parker
(Sept. 6, 1945 – Aug. 18, 1970)

Cause of death: Officer Parker died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: North side of Sunset Boulevard, just east of North Alvarado Street

Officer Charles C. Caraccilo
(Feb. 6, 1938 – June 21, 1973)

Cause of death: Officer Caraccilo was shot and killed while attempting to arrest an auto theft suspect.
Location of sign: North side of Burbank Boulevard, between Sunnyslope and Greenbush avenues

Officer Michael Lee Edwards
(Aug. 26, 1948 – May 11, 1974)

Cause of death: Officer Edwards was shot and killed by an unknown assailant. His murder remains unsolved.
Location of sign: West side of South Main Street at East 89th Street

Officer Vincent Lawrence Leusch
(April 8, 1947 – Sept. 22, 1975)

Cause of death: Officer Leusch was struck and killed by a fleeing vehicle during a high-speed chase.
Location of sign: Southeast corner of South Van Ness Avenue and West 79th Street

Officer James Joseph Choquette
(June 17, 1947 – Aug. 2, 1979)

Cause of death: Officer Choquette died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of South Central Avenue and East 114th Street

Officer Steven Kenneth Alberts
(June 21, 1951 – March 31, 1981)

Cause of death: Officer Alberts died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: West side of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, just north of Magnolia Boulevard

Officer Jack Vernon Evans
(Sept. 15, 1940 – Oct. 22, 1983)

Cause of death: Officer Evans died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Sunland Boulevard and Wornom Avenue

Officer Arthur Ken Soo Hoo
(Oct. 12, 1950 – Oct. 29, 1983)
Officer William N. Wong
(Dec. 12, 1950 – Oct. 29, 1983)

Cause of death: Officers Soo Hoo and Wong were killed when their police vehicle was hit by a speeding vehicle containing drug suspects.
Location of signs: Southwest corner of North Broadway and West College Street

Officer Duane Curtis Johnson
(Dec. 10, 1957 – Dec. 19, 1984)

Cause of death: Officer Johnson was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Location of sign: East side of North B
Officer Ronald Lawrence Ball
(Dec. 12, 1942 – Feb. 8, 1986)
Det. Arleigh Eugene McCree
(Dec. 24, 1939 – Feb 8, 1986)

Cause of death: Officer Ball and Det. McCree were killed while attempting to defuse two booby-trapped pipe bombs.
Location of signs: Southeast corner of Hartland Street and Vanscoy Avenue

roadway, north of West College Street

Officer Derrick Christopher Connor
(Nov. 14, 1960 – Dec. 12, 1988)
Officer Manuel Gutierrez
(Nov. 12, 1962 – Dec. 12, 1988)
Officer David Lee Hofmeyer
(Jan. 29, 1963 – Dec. 12, 1988)

Cause of death: Officers Connor, Gutierrez and Hofmeyer died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of signs: Southwest corner of East 5th and Wall streets

Officer Gary Alan Howe
(Jan. 26, 1950 – June 13, 1991)
Officer Charles Randall "Randy" Champe
(Feb. 13, 1945 – June 13, 1991)

Cause of death: Officers Champe and Howe died as the result of a helicopter crash.
Location of signs: Northwest corner of West Vernon and South Raymond avenues

Back to LAPD Memorial Street Signs page