Hollywood Remains to Be Seen
LAPD Street Signs – 1970s
Officer Earl Leonard Riddick 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 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 Phillip James Riley Cause of death: Officer Riley was shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest following a high-speed chase.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of Via Marina and Pacific Avenue in Marina Del Rey
Officer Kenneth Edmund Walters Cause of death: Officer Walters died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Jefferson and West boulevards
Officer Charles C. Caraccilo 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 John Thomas Lawler Cause of death: Officer Lawler died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy Investigator Gerald Wayne "Blackie" Sawyer Cause of death: Investigator Sawyer was shot and killed during an undercover drug trafficking investigation.
Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy Commander Paul John Gillen Cause of death: Commander Gillen died as the result of a helicopter crash in Kagel Canyon in the northeast San Fernando Valley, near Bailey and Lopez Canyon roads.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Osborne Street.
Officer Garth Langemeade Ward Cause of death: Officer Ward died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street
Officer Michael Ian McDougal Cause of death: Officer McDougal died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Center median at the intersection of Castle Heights Avenue and Beverwil Drive
Officer Vincent Lawrence Leusch 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 Raymond Earl Hicks Cause of death: Officer Hicks was shot and killed during a drug raid.
Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy
Officer David Earle Bailey Cause of death: Officer Bailey was shot and killed while questioning an auto theft suspect.
Location of sign: Los Angeles Police Academy
Officer James Joseph Choquette 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
A Guide to the Movie Stars' Final Homes
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(Jan. 26, 1945 – Oct. 25, 1971)
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(Oct. 19, 1941 – Nov. 6, 1973)
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(Dec. 24, 1943 – Jan. 19, 1975)
(April 8, 1947 – Sept. 22, 1975)
(July 15, 1941 – Aug. 17, 1976)
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(June 17, 1947 – Aug. 2, 1979)