Jeffrey Lynn Azuar served in the U.S. Army.
Police Officer Jeffrey Azuar was shot and killed after he and another officer attempted to serve a failure to appear warrant on a suspect.
The officers found the suspect hiding in a garage of the residence. The suspect began physically resisting arrest and then pulled out a handgun and shot Officer Azuar in the head. A third officer who had arrived on-scene returned fire and seriously wounded the 34-year-old suspect.
Officer Azuar was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The offender was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on May 7th, 2004.
Officer Azuar was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Vallejo Police Department for 21 years. In 2020 a local street in Vallejo was renamed Jeffrey Azuar Drive.
He had been a canine handler since 1993. His first canine, Rondo, was stabbed to death in the line of duty in 1997.
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In tribute
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.
Police Officer Azuar gave the Vallejo Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Vallejo community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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