Gangs Deface Police Memorial in Burbank CA
Gangs deface police memorial
Monday, July 25, 2005
BURBANK -- A pair of roadside signs honoring a slain Burbank police officer were taken down this week after they were defaced by gang graffiti that said "187," an apparent reference to the California Penal Code section on murder.
The signs on the Golden State Freeway dedicated to Burbank police officer Matthew Pavelka came down Tuesday, police spokesman Sgt. Jay Jette said.
David Garcia, an alleged member of the Vineland Boys gang, is awaiting trial in the fatal shooting of Pavelka, 26, on Nov. 15, 2003, in a hotel parking lot near Bob Hope Airport.
The number 187 can be interpreted as a threat, Jette said.
The tagging, which is being investigated, comes after law enforcement stepped up an investigation into the Vineland Boys street gang, which is suspected of widespread narcotics and firearms trafficking.
"Officer Pavelka paid the ultimate price for the service to this community and it's really just a disgraceful thing to have something like that defaced," Jette said./AP
Monday, July 25, 2005
BURBANK -- A pair of roadside signs honoring a slain Burbank police officer were taken down this week after they were defaced by gang graffiti that said "187," an apparent reference to the California Penal Code section on murder.
The signs on the Golden State Freeway dedicated to Burbank police officer Matthew Pavelka came down Tuesday, police spokesman Sgt. Jay Jette said.
David Garcia, an alleged member of the Vineland Boys gang, is awaiting trial in the fatal shooting of Pavelka, 26, on Nov. 15, 2003, in a hotel parking lot near Bob Hope Airport.
The number 187 can be interpreted as a threat, Jette said.
The tagging, which is being investigated, comes after law enforcement stepped up an investigation into the Vineland Boys street gang, which is suspected of widespread narcotics and firearms trafficking.
"Officer Pavelka paid the ultimate price for the service to this community and it's really just a disgraceful thing to have something like that defaced," Jette said./AP
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