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San Diego Memorial Ceremony Recognizes Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

By Dwane Brown / KPBS Evening Edition Anchor/Reporter

Published May 7, 2014 at 1:37 PM PDT

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A San Diego police officer salutes during the 30th annual Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Ceremony, May 7, 2014.

San Diego law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were recognized Wednesday at the 30th annual Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Ceremony at the County Administration Center downtown.

San Diego Memorial Ceremony Recognizes Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

The San Diego County Administration Center downtown is home to a new glass memorial wall etched with the names of fallen officers.

The center is home to a new glass memorial wall etched with the names of fallen officers. The wall is normally illuminated with white lights, but it took on a blue hue Wednesday for the ceremony.

Retired San Diego County Sheriff’s Capt. Skip Murphy said the event recognizes both active officers and those killed in the line of duty.

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“We not only honor those officers, but as well we honor the thousands of officers, deputies and agents that work throughout San Diego County and place their lives on the line each and every day,” Murphy said.

A new SANDAG report shows an 11 percent jump in deaths and assaults of police officers and sheriff’s deputies in the county since 2011. No officers were killed in the San Diego region in 2013.

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Brown started his career with KPBS in the early '90s as a radio anchor and reporter before expanding his broadcast news experience at CBS radio and television in New York. He’s been a news director, anchor, reporter and correspondent in San Francisco and has worked as a writer, producer, assignment editor and talk show host. He returned to KPBS in 2005. As the former anchor for KPBS Evening Edition, Brown provided an in-depth look at issues and stories relevant to San Diego. He spent nearly seven years as anchor/host of Morning Edition on KPBS Radio. Between 2006 and 2010, the San Diego Press Club named Brown "Best Morning Newscaster" in San Diego Radio. In 2006, the Society of Professional Journalists also named him "Best Morning Newscaster." During that time he managed and taught a two-week high school boot camp for aspiring radio reporters at KPBS in conjunction with the California Chicano News Media Association. Brown studied English/Journalism at San Diego State University and is a Fast Trac graduate from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He’s a popular public speaker and Toastmaster International member. He’s been master of ceremonies for the American Red Cross, VA Medical Center San Diego, Urban League, San Diego Office of Emergency Services and numerous foundations. Brown is also a voice actor for movie, documentary, television, radio and Internet projects.

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