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The Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Board would like to thank all who helped plan, volunteered, and participated in the 48th Annual Memorial Service on May 2, 2022.
The 49th Annual Memorial Service will return on Monday, May 1, 2022. More information regarding the 2023 service will be posted here as it becomes available.
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Arizona Peace Officers Memorial
Officers to be honored at the 2022 ceremony:
Officer Joseph H Montgomery
Arizona State University Police Department
End of Watch: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Officer L Tyler Britt
Chandler Police Department
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 11, 2021
Officer Byron Don Shields
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Special Agent Jimmie John Daniels
US Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation
End of Watch: Monday, February 1, 2021
Probation Officer John A. Gilbert
Maricopa County Juvenile Probation
End of Watch: Sunday, February 21, 2021
Officer Christopher Farrar
Chandler Police Department
End of Watch Friday, April 30, 2021
Officer Jeremy Allan Brinton
Nogales Police Department
EOW: Friday, May 21, 2021
Officer Ginarro A. New
Phoenix Police Department
End of Watch: Monday, May 31, 2021
Officer Ruben “George” Facio
US Customs and Border Protection
EOW: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Supervisory Agent Danny Paul Cox
US Border Patrol
EOW: Saturday, July 31, 2021
Officer Mathew A. Hefter
Phoenix Police Department
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 2021
Detention Officer Alicia Dawn Carter
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
End of Watch: Monday, August 9, 2021
Agent Chad E. McBroom
US Border Patrol
End of Watch: Sunday, August 29, 2021
Sergeant Thomas Crawford Craig
Phoenix Police Department
EOW: Friday, September 3, 2021
Detention Officer Kendall L. Thomas
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
End of Watch: Friday, September 10, 2021
Officer Phillip James Vavrinec, Jr.
Phoenix Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Agent Luis “Louie” Dominguez
US Border Patrol
End of Watch: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Agent Alfredo M. Ibarra
US Border Patrol
End of Watch: Monday, September 27, 2021
Group Supervisor Michael G. Garbo
US Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration
End of Watch: Monday, October 4, 2021
Detention Officer Anthony “Nico” Nicoletti
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office
End of Watch: Monday, October 11, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Michael D. Rudd
La Paz County Sheriff’s Office
End of Watch: Monday, October 11, 2021
Deputy Sheriff Juan Miguel "Johnny" Ruiz
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
End of Watch: Monday, October 11, 2021
Supervisory Agent Anibal Antonio Perez
US Border Patrol
End of Watch: Friday, November 5, 2021
Lieutenant Chad Owen Brackman
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Supervisor Agent Martin Barrios
US Border Patrol
End of Watch: Monday, November 29, 2021
Officer Jeremy Wilkins
Chandler Police Department
End of Watch: Friday, December 17, 2021
Officers honored at the 2021 ceremony.
The Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Board thanks you for your support of our law enforcement communities.
Gordon Selby poses for artist Wes Chapman.
Gordon Selby (who served as the model for the Memorial bronze) poses with artist Wes Chapman.
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The Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Board (POMB) was created by legislative act in 1986, as outlined in A.R.S. §41-1829:
A. An Arizona peace officers memorial board is established consisting of the attorney general, who shall serve as permanent chairman, the director of the department of public safety, the director of the state department of corrections, the executive director of the Arizona criminal justice commission, eleven members appointed pursuant to subsection B and as advisory members the chairmen of the appropriations and judiciary committees of the house of representatives and the senate. For the purposes of this subsection, "advisory member" means a member who gives advice to the other members of the peace officers memorial board at meetings of the board but who is not eligible to vote and is not a member for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
B. The permanent chairman shall appoint one private citizen who is knowledgeable in the history of law enforcement in this state, one county sheriff, one local police chief, two members selected from a recognized fraternal organization for law enforcement personnel, two representatives from the business community, two family members of peace officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty and two members from a statewide organization representing law enforcement personnel.
For more information, please contact Arizona Attorney General Law Enforcement Liaison, John Stevens:
John Stevens
Law Enforcement Liaison
Office of the Arizona Attorney General
2005 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Office: (602) 542-8522
John.Stevens@azag.gov