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5 LAPD officers down: Colleagues struggle to cope
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May 14, 2014
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5 LAPD officers down: Colleagues struggle to cope
Five LAPD officers have died this year, making it the LAPD's deadliest year in recent memory. Fellow officers are dealing with grief and disbelief.
Sgt. Rosie Mejia of the LAPD's Hollywood Division prepares to go out on a patrol shift on Monday, May 12. Mejia is from the same division as officer Nicholas Lee, who was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
Sgt. Rosie Mejia of the LAPD's Hollywood Division prepares to go out on a patrol shift on Monday, May 12. Mejia is from the same division as officer Nicholas Lee, who was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
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Sgt. Rosie Mejia of the LAPD's Hollywood Division goes on a patrol shift on Monday, May 12. Mejia is from the same division as officer Nicholas Lee, who was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
Sgt. Rosie Mejia of the LAPD's Hollywood Division goes on a patrol shift on Monday, May 12. Mejia is from the same division as officer Nicholas Lee, who was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
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Officer Nicholas Lee's name is marked in red on a mural inside LAPD's Hollywood Division. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
Officer Nicholas Lee's name is marked in red on a mural inside LAPD's Hollywood Division. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
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A star for officer Nicholas Lee sits at the front steps of LAPD's Hollywood Division. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
A star for officer Nicholas Lee sits at the front steps of LAPD's Hollywood Division. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
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Ribbons are tied around trees outside LAPD's Hollywood Division to remember officer Nicholas Lee. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
Ribbons are tied around trees outside LAPD's Hollywood Division to remember officer Nicholas Lee. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
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Photographs of officer Nicholas Lee are on display inside LAPD's Hollywood Division. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
Photographs of officer Nicholas Lee are on display inside LAPD's Hollywood Division. Lee was killed when his patrol car collided with a commercial vehicle on March 7.
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Five LAPD officers have died this year, making it the LAPD's deadliest year in recent memory. Fellow officers are dealing with grief and disbelief.

There's another LAPD funeral today. Officer Roberto Sanchez died in a car crash while on patrol in Harbor City. Five officers have died this year, four of them in car accidents.

KPCC's Erika Aguilar checked in with the rank and file.