Jesse Kenneth Paderez

San Fernando Police Department — San Fernando, CA

Accident

End of Watch July 17, 2002

Age 46

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Officer Jesse Paderez was accidentally shot and killed at 0645 hours when his Sig P-220, .45 caliber service weapon, fell to the ground and discharged, striking him in the head.

He had gone to the police station to pickup a patrol car before going to a training course on radar usage and was carrying his service weapon and other items in his arms. As he walked across the parking lot, his weapon, still in its holster, fell to the ground and discharged when the hammer struck the pavement.

Officer Paderez had been employed with the San Fernando Police Department for ten years. He was one of 13 brothers and sisters.

thank you for your years of service

CHRISTOPHER MENDOZA July 24th, 2025

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department San Fernando Police Department

Location San Fernando, CA

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 17, 2002

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Jesse Kenneth Paderez is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At San Fernando Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

San Fernando Police Department

of 6 officers

16.7% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident