Roll of Honor
Valentin Contreras Martinez
Incident
Police Officer Val Martinez died as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Officer Martinez had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 13 years and was assigned to the Mission Division.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Police Officer II Valentin Contreras Martinez died on July 24, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 45.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 8 at Los Angeles Police Department.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother and pregnant partner, who is due with twins.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Police Officer II Martinez gave the Los Angeles Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer II Martinez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer II Valentin Contreras Martinez is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 75 of 1,837 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Los Angeles Police Department, 22 of 240 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Valentin Contreras Martinez's cause is highlighted.
How Valentin Contreras Martinez Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Valentin Contreras Martinez is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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