Westminster Police Department, California
End of Watch Friday, June 6, 2003
Add to My HeroesRonald Weldon Weber, Sr.
Lieutenant Ronald Weber died as the result of being exposed to chemicals used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine.
He was the supervisor of the California State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement's Orange County Lab Response Team for several years in the late 1990s. As a result of his repeated and constant exposure to the carcinogenic chemicals, he contracted cancer and died.
Lieutenant Weber had served with the agency for 24 years. He is survived by his wife and three children. Two of his sons became police officers, one with the Westminster Police Department in California, and one with the Apple Valley Police Department in Minnesota.
Bio
- Age 49
- Tour 24 years
- Badge 42217
Incident Details
- Cause Duty related illness
- Incident Date Not available
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