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Officer

Gerald N. Harris

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch February 27, 1974

Age 36

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Badge 5554

The Vigil Panel 113 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 232

Incident

Officer Gerald Harris succumbed to injuries received when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while directing traffic at Brundage Lane and Oak Street in Bakersfield. The passenger of the suspect vehicle pushed Officer Harris off of the hood before the suspects fled the scene. The subject was apprehended and sentenced to one year in jail. Officer Harris was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, daughter, and parents.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Harris gave the California Highway Patrol 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department California Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 27, 1974

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 5554

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Gerald N. Harris served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Gerald N. Harris is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At California Highway Patrol, 71 of 233 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.5% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol

of 233 officers

30.5% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious