Loren Cornwell Roosevelt

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Felonious

End of Watch June 5, 1946

Age 43

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

The Vigil Panel 82 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 232

Incident

Officer Loren Roosevelt was shot and killed by a suspicious man. He was en route home when he noticed the man and called him over to his patrol car. As the man approached he suddenly pulled out a handgun and opened fire, striking Officer Roosevelt nine times. Despite being mortally wounded, Officer Roosevelt was able to provide a description that led to the suspect's capture. The suspect was sentenced to death for Officer Roosevelt's murder, but the sentence was later commuted and he was committed to a mental hospital. He was later released in 1971 and died in 2008. Officer Roosevelt had served with the agency for 3 years, and was formerly Chief of Police for Arcadia, California. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Roosevelt gave the California Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Roosevelt.

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

Agency

Department California Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1946

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Committed to mental hospital

Officer Loren Cornwell Roosevelt 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 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

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious