Officer Down Memorial Page

Rest in Peace, Policeman Naccarato. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
January 14, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 64th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
December 5, 2011

TODAY MARKS THE 63RD ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR DEATH. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU ARE A HERO.

Officer Garcia
LAPD
December 5, 2010

You are not forgotten.

Anonymous
December 5, 2008

We are the LAPD ! We do not leave any Men or Women behind, and we do not forget any LAPD Brother or Sister, who may have fallen in the line – of – duty.

PM Naccarato, may Your Soul Rest-In-Peace.

Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD
December 5, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
December 4, 2007

Sgt. Moreland
Thank you for filling in the details on this officer's murder. Never met, but not forgotten.

Det. Roberts
EPSO
May 29, 2006

Some years ago, I had asked for reflections, to be sent to me at Southwest (formerly known as University) Station, of the officers killed in the line-of-duty, there. A retired cop by the name of Ralph Kelly , wrote to me from Yarnell, AZ and shared the following about John Naccarato, Jr.:

"Johnny and his partner responded to a call of a man transferring unknown articles from one car to another, in the area where the severed-in-half body of Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahlia) had been found.

Johnny approached the suspect, with his flashlight in his gun hand. The suspect suddenly whirled around, and stood face to face to Johnny, with a revolver in his hand. He told Johnny to raise his hands. The suspect berated Johnny (and all policemen) for what seemed like one to two minutes.

Johnny came down, on the suspect's head, with his flashlight. The suspect's gun discharged and killed Johnny where he stood.

Because Johnny and I were in the division only a short time, simultaneously, I never got to know him. I did, however, play snooker several times with his dad, at a pool hall on Vermont, north of Jefferson. Johnny, Sr. suffered considerably at the loss of his son, but expressed pride that he died as an LAPD Officer, carrying out his duty to protect society.

It was one of life's rewards to know men of this caliber...they will not be forgotten."

Sincerely,
Ralph Kelly

Sgt. K. Moreland
LAPD
December 3, 2005

Let no fallen brother be forgotten. Rest easy.

Lieutenant
California Department of Corrections
January 30, 2005