Annual Police Procession Through Downtown Santa Maria Honors Twelve Fallen Officers

Memorial Remembers Santa Maria Police Officer Killed on the Job in 1932

Nine decades after a Santa Maria police officer’s death in the line of duty, a ceremony Wednesday morning recognized the service and sacrifice of Robert McMichael.  The annual Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony held in a parking lot at the Santa Maria Police Department noted the dozen fallen law enforcement officers from 2025 around the state.  But Lt. Nathan Totorica also highlighted McMichael, who died in 1932 after being injured in a vehicle c…

Annual Police Procession Through Downtown Santa Maria Honors Twelve Fallen Officers

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - A formal procession of police vehicles including a helicopter moved along Broadway in Santa Maria this morning, and a following ceremony honored twelve fallen officers. The event takes place every year, and is a statewide tradition to honor those who have died in the line of duty. Officials say this yearly event may be somber but it’s a vital tradition, and that it’s an honor to participate in acknowledging those who…

Fallen officers honored at Santa Maria Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony

As part of Police Memorial Week, the Santa Maria Police Department held a ceremony Wednesday honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.The annual Santa Maria Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony paid tribute to the 12 California law enforcement officers who lost their lives on the job last year.Community members gathered to remember and show support for those who gave their lives to protect others."It lets them know that if…