BPOA - Bakersfield Police Officers Association

The Bakersfield Police Memorial was dedicated during National Law Enforcement Memorial Week in May 1998. The granite memorial, which is located near the entrance of the Bakersfield Police Department on Truxtun Avenue, serves as a lasting tribute to those Bakersfield Police Officers who sacrificed their lives in the line-of-duty.

The memorial is inscribed with:
The Psalm of David reads

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil….”
It is in that valley the police officer commits his life to defend us daily.
When the shadow of death descends upon them and takes them from us, hold them in high esteem and honor them, for they have paid the ultimate price and given their lives to protect ours.

R.N. Boggs, Detective
Bakersfield Police