Brea Police Department
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Southern California
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cities of Brea
Brea, California
Brea is a city in Orange County, California. The population, as of the 2010 Census was 39,282.The city began as a center of crude oil production, was later propelled by citrus production, and is now an important retail center because of the large Brea Mall and the recently redeveloped Brea Downtown...
and Yorba Linda. There have only been two police officers from this agency to have ever fallen in the line of duty, and neither instance was the result of a vehicular collision, aggravated assault, or gunfire (typical reasons for the California Highway Patrol
California Highway Patrol
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Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Brea Police Department, two officers have died in the line of duty.| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Detective Danny Valenzuela | |
Heart attack |
| Detective Terry Lee Fincher | |
Struck by train |
See also
External links
- http://www.ci.brea.ca.us/section.cfm?id=409 The official website of Brea PD
- http://www.chp.ca.gov Official CHP web page.