The father, 15-year LAPD Officer Valentin "Val" Martinez, died last month after a battle with COVID-19. He was the department's first sworn officer to die from the virus.

Today we lost Officer Valentin Martinez, who tragically fell to COVID-19. He worked as a patrol officer within @LAPDMission, dedicating his life to the people of LA.To his partner Megan, his ...

Valentin “Val” Martinez, who worked as a patrol officer in the Mission division area of the San Fernando Valley, is the LAPD’s first sworn officer to die after contracting the virus, ...

Officer Valentin Martinez, 45, worked patrol and is presumed to have contracted the virus while on duty, said LAPD Chief Michel Moore. He had been on the force for 13 years.

The officer, 45-year-old Valentin Martinez, who worked at the Mission Division in the north San Fernando Valley, is the first LAPD officer and the second employee to die as a result of the ...

Checks are payable to "Blue Ribbon Trust for Valentin Martinez," account number 2080491 S4.50. Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union. P.O. Box 10188. Van Nuys, CA 91410.

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Officer Valentin Martinez died of COVID-19 on July 24, 2020, leaving behind his partner who was pregnant with their twin boys. The 45-year-old worked patrol out of the Mission Division and had ...

An LAPD officer who fell ill with COVID-19 in May died on Friday—leaving behind a domestic partner who is 20 weeks pregnant with twins. The Los Angeles Times reports that Valentin Martinez , a ...