A group of San Diego police officers were also recognized for their brave actions during a shooting in 4S Ranch in which a sergeant was shot in the head and wounded
The San Diego Police Department will hold a private memorial service this week for a service dog who was gunned down last month by a firearm-assault suspect while trying to take down the wanted man on the outskirts of Mesa College.
Police Officer Gregory Simon fatally shot Xavier Lacosta, suspected as one of two gunmen in a road rage shooting that preceded a stand off with police at Mesa College
Authorities on Thursday released video footage of last week's fatal confrontation between San Diego police officers and an armed man in Clairemont Mesa.