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LAPD Chief of Police Charlie Beck, wearing the motorcycle police officer uniform , hugs a fellow officer at the funeral service being held for Officer Chris Cortijo, a 26-year LAPD veteran who was killed by an SUV being driven by an allegedly drug-impaired driver. The wing emblem on the officer's sleeve represents the "freedom that we all feel when we ride", according to Chief Beck .

///ADDITIONAL INFO //// 4/22/14 -- lar.cortijo.0422 -- ISAAC ARJONILLA, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER - Services will be held Tuesday for a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer who died from injuries he suffered when he was struck by an SUV driven by an allegedly drug-impaired driver in Sun Valley. Officer Chris Cortijo, a 26-year LAPD veteran and former Marine, had twice been named officer of the year, having arrested more than 3,000 DUI suspects during his career. A memorial service is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, 555 W. Temple St., in downtown. ///

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