Charles Andrew Lazzaretto

Glendora Police Department — Glendora, CA

Felonious

End of Watch May 27, 1997

Age 30

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Police Officer Charles Lazzaretto was shot and killed while searching for a man suspected of trying to kill his girlfriend during a domestic violence incident. Officer Lazzaretto and another investigator went to a warehouse, on Variel Avenue between Lassen Street and Superior Street in Chatsworth, where the man worked. As another employee escorted them to the warehouse the subject ambushed them and opened fire, striking Officer Lazzaretto in the head. Responding officers returned fire and surrounded the warehouse during an all night standoff. Two Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded after they entered the warehouse in an attempt to rescue Detective Lazzaretto. The suspect was found dead the next morning after members of the SWAT team entered the warehouse. Officer Lazzaretto had served with the Glendale Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two young sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Lazzaretto gave the Glendale Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Glendale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lazzaretto.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Glendora Police Department

Location Glendora, CA

Platform Identity glenpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 27, 1997

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Committed suicide

Police Officer Charles Andrew Lazzaretto is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Glendora Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Glendora Police Department

of 4 officers

50% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious