Pittsburg Police Department, California
End of Watch Sunday, April 24, 2005
Add to My HeroesLarry Elwood Lasater, Jr.
Police Officer Larry Lasater succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day while attempting to arrest two robbery suspects on the Delta De Anza Regional Trail.
The two suspects had just robbed a supermarket and bank branch and were fleeing from officers when they crashed their vehicle in a residential area. The two then fled onto the trail on foot.
As the officers searched for the suspect, Officer Lasater spotted one of them hiding in the bushes near the trail. As he ordered the suspect out of the bush at gunpoint, the suspect opened fire, striking Officer Lasater in the neck and leg. Other officers returned fire and took the suspect into custody. The second suspect was arrested a short distance away.
Officer Lasater was taken to a local hospital where he remained on life support for two days so that his organs could be donated.
In September 2007 both suspects were convicted of first degree murder. One of the suspects was sentenced to death and the second was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Officer Lasater was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Pittsburg Police Department for 5 years. He was survived by his expectant wife, mother, and brother. His son was born 2 1/2 months after his death.
Bio
- Age 35
- Tour 5 years
- Badge 257
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Saturday, April 23, 2005
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Sentenced to death
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View all 1,669 ReflectionsTo all who know and love and miss you, please know with each year that goes by, we grieve the loss of your precious brave soul, Officer Larry.
Our daily prayers are for all our brave officers still called to duty...we ask our Mighty God to watch over each one and give them what they need to answer their call...
If any are called home to Heaven, we ask for God's comfort over all who are left behind to bare the heavy heart with out their loved one...on this leg of our journey.
May God Bless the Peace Makers...for they shall be call Son of God-Bible
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