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Officer Gabriel Garcia
The WSSNEWS organization offers sympathy and encouragement to the family and friends of Gabriel Garcia, the San Bernardino Police officer who was wounded in a shooting early Friday morning. According to the SBPD, the incident resulted in the death of a known member of a criminal gang based in Redlands. At the time of this writing, Officer Garcia was recovering from surgery at Arrowhead Medical center.
Officer Garcia started with the San Bernardino Police Department in March 2008. He served as a Patrol Officer for six years, and was highly commended and recognized for his work with San Bernardino Graffiti Task Force. He also participated in SBPD’s Baker to Vegas relay. Garcia was 31-years old and a father to one. His the son of SBPD Captain Ron Garcia.
“Gabe is an outstanding officer, a great team member and a great man. He has always displayed extreme professionalism and a great attitude toward his job, earning the utmost respect from fellow officers and the department as a whole. His calming and compassionate nature has earned multiple letters from citizens thanking him for his assistance with crimes such as armed robberies and carjackings. He is exemplary in every sense of the word”, S BPD Chief Jarrod Burguan stated.
