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Hollywood Police Department to name rooms in new headquarters for nine fallen members
Summary
At a memorial ceremony, an agency official announced each of the eight officers and one police canine who died in the line of duty will have rooms named for them in the department's new headquarters; the department also highlighted QR-coded memorials and training curriculum that preserves their stories.
An agency official with the Hollywood Police Department announced at a memorial ceremony that each of the eight officers and one police canine who died in the line of duty will have a room named for them in the department's new headquarters.
"To the families here today, no words can fully ease your loss, but please know that your loved ones' sacrifices will never be forgotten," the agency official said, urging the community and the department to honor the fallen through daily action as well as ceremony.
The official described several ways the department preserves memories: monuments on site, QR codes attached to memorials that link to individual stories, photographs in the roll-call room and incorporation of those stories into the curriculum for every new recruit. The official said the approach is intended to keep the officers' service visible to both the public and incoming personnel.
On the announcement about naming rooms in the new police headquarters, the official singled out Lieutenant John Marino, "whom we unexpectedly lost this year," saying he "was instrumental in design and development of the new police headquarters and took immense pride in this agency." The official framed the room-naming as a way to ensure the fallen remain part of the department's future.
A presenter then read the names of those being remembered: "Owen, Henry, Byron, Philip, Frankie, Kimbo, Alex, John, Yandy," noting the department and Hollywood City hold their memory "in the greatest esteem." The ceremony included expressions of gratitude to families and a call for renewed commitment to departmental values.
The ceremony was an announcement and remembrance; the official did not describe a formal board vote or legislative action authorizing the room namings, nor were details provided about when the naming will be implemented or how it will be formalized. The department said the stories will be accessible through QR codes and included in training but did not specify a timeline for those measures.
