1975
1/19/1975: Officer Michael Ian McDougal was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.
9/22/1975: Officer Vincent L. Leusch was killed in the line of duty in a vehcile pursuit.
1976
2/12/1976: Officer Zlato Nicholi Sintic was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
6/11/1976: Officer Jeffrey B. Lindenberg was killed in the line of duty in a helicopter accident.
8/17/1976: Officer Raymond Earl Hicks was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
1977
1/20/1977 – JIMMY CARTER PRESIDENT
10/21/1977: Officer David Earle Bailey was killed in the line of duty by gunfire. [more]
1978
1/16/1978: Robert F. Rock was appointed chief of police.
3/28/1978: Daryl F. Gates was appointed chief of police.
1979
1/3/1979: CONTROVERSY. Eula Love OIS [more]
8/2/1979: OfficerJames J. Choquette was killed in the line of duty by a vehicle assault.
9/27/1979: Officer David B. Kubly was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
1980
3/10/1980: Detective Curtis C. Hagele was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
11/26/1980: Officer Charles R. Rogers was killed in the line of duty by a heart attack.
1981
1/20/1981 – RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENT
5/31/1981: Officer Stephen K. Alberts was killed in the line of duty in a car accident. [more]
1982
10/10/1982: Officer Jack Hayden was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
1983
3/1/1983: Reserve Officer Stuart S. Taira was killed in the line of duty in a helicopter accident.
6/2/1983: Officer Paul L. Verna was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
10/5/1983: Officer Jack V. Evans was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.
10/29/1983: Officer Arthur Ken Soo Hoo was killed in the line of duty in a vehicular assault.
10/29/1983 Officer William N. Wong was killed in the line of duty in a vehicular assault.
1984
12/19/1984: Officer Duane Curtis Johnson was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.