Actually done?

[Marauder2003]

Watching Bosch on Amazon Prime. This is the 2nd or 3rd series I have seen an End of Watch broadcast made when an officer dies.

Is this a real thing or just Hollywood?

[gorn5150]

It is real for some departments. Either when an officer dies or retires.

[Colt562]

Real thing, either retirement or death.

[Ubermcoupe]

SPOILER ALERT... jeez...

Yes it happens, more often than it should, in both LE and the fire service.

[hodnettjj]

We did it for the Fire Department also...

[Marauder2003]

Hey, I did not say when or who.

SPOILER ALERT... jeez...

Yes it happens, more often than it should, in both LE and the fire service.

[BadKitty]

Yes, it happens. Some End of Watch or Last Alarms are more "obituary" type readings are some are "dispatches" or "Roll Call". Either way, the departed person is usually toned out and the alarm or response is read out over the radio by a dispatcher. Then, if there's a code 3 procession, the vehicles "respond" to the last call.

Here are some examples below. Warning, the second one is sad, the dispatcher starts to choke up a little bit.


Narrative style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNw4z3UtcWs


Dispatch style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si5F...lGj0FQUxQBAq7A


Roll Call (at 1:40 in the video, Police Chief Brady 301 is hailed, but does not respond to the roll call): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6r0ywEVf9E

[CBR_rider]

It was done for CHP Officer Taylor yesterday at his funeral.

[emtmark]

Real thing, been a part of too many of these processions


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[Ron-Solo]

Watching Bosch on Amazon Prime. This is the 2nd or 3rd series I have seen an End of Watch broadcast made when an officer dies.

Is this a real thing or just Hollywood?

I've been to too many police and fire funerals over the years. Yes, this is actually done. To those of us that have been there, done that, this is a very emotional and personal experience.

To fully understand, I suggest that next time a police officer or firefighter in your area is killed in the line of duty, that you take the time to attend the funeral services. They are usually always open to the public. Amazing Grace on the bagpipes or the lone bugle call of Taps will never be the same, especially if you feel the roar of a flight of helicopters overhead in the "Missing Man" formation.

I'm definitely not trying to be snarky or sarcastic. Once you've been, you will fully understand what I'm trying to say. It's something you will never forget.

In Memory of Dave Powell, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Lakewood Station. End of Watch, November 30, 2002. Never Forgotten, my friend.

https://www.134t1.com

[ls2monaro]

I've always found it harder when on scene of a leo severely wounded or killed, especially when stuck on a perimeter position and told to sit and do nothing.

Funeral processions are sad no doubt, but when it happens on your watch and/or to your beat partner, that's the worst.

These days as a patrol fto when my trainees make a legitimate officer safety error I tell them to call their wife and tell them they are never coming home because they're an idiot. That approach has worked pretty good so far.