March 2023 Blues Vol 39 No. 3

HONORING OUR FALLEN

HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES POLICE OFFICER CHARLES HERRING POLICE OFFICER JULIAN BECERRA PEMBROKE PINES POLICE DEPARTMENT, FLORIDA END OF WATCH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2023 AGE: 54 TOUR: 24 YEARS BADGE: N/A Police Officer Charlie Herring was killed in a motorcycle crash near the intersection of 184th Avenue and Sheridan Street. He was on routine patrol when a falling piece of a tree fell and struck him. The impact caused him to fall from his motorcycle. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Herring was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Pembroke Pines Police Department for 21 years. He had previously served with the Starke Police Department for three years. He is survived by his four children. FOUNTAIN POLICE DEPARTMENT, COLORADO END OF WATCH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2023 AGE: N/A TOUR: 4 YEARS BADGE: 976 Police Officer Julian Becerra succumbed to injuries sustained nine days earlier when he fell from an overpass in Colorado Springs during a vehicle pursuit of carjacking suspects. Officer Becerra was chasing one of the suspects when he fell from an overpass to the pavement approximately 40 feet below. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries on February 11th, 2023. Officer Becerra was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He had served with the Fountain Police Department for 4-1/2 years and was assigned to the Canine Unit. He is survived by his wife and two children. 76 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE The MAGAZINE BLUES 77