Posts Tagged ‘SJPD’

28 Oct

Park namesake remembered

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, SJPD. Tagged: , , .

From left to right, Steve Barnes, Donna Barnes, Laura Perret, Gregory Fontana, Sandy Fontana, and Kathy Rogers. *Photo taken in 2014.

October 28th of this year will mark 19 years since Officer Fontana was killed in the line of duty in 2001 by a gunshot from a suspicious motorist on whom he had just initiated a vehicle stop for a follow-up criminal investigation.

The photo above was from a 2014 Memorial held in Jeffrey Fontana Park that was attended by family and friends.

15 Mar

In Memory of Officer Michael Johnson

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, SJPD. Tagged: , , .

Mike Johnson

The Officer Jeffrey Fontana statue

28 Oct

Officer Jeffrey Fontana Honored

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in City of San Jose, Events, History, Jeffrey Fontana Park. Tagged: , , .

In honor of Officer Jeffrey Fontana,   San Jose Police Officers placed a standing spray of flowers next to the park identification sign on McAbee.

Flowers

It was 10 years ago today that Officer Jeffrey Fontana was killed.  The Jeffrey Fontana park was dedicated to him along with a memorial and plaque near the tot lot.  He was shot in the line of duty while patrolling the near by neighborhood on the 28th of October, 2001.