Next, the crows Dear ER: I am disgusted and appalled by the decision of the City of Redondo Beach to smoke out the gophers along the North Redondo Beach Bikeway…
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A photo of MBPD Officer Martin Ganz is photographed along side his memorial tribute in Live Oak Park in Manhattan Beach. (Manhattan Beach Police Department)
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA The life of Manhattan Beach Police Officer Martin Ganz is remembered annually on December 27, the night he was gunned down and executed during what appeared to be a routine traffic stop. His 14-year-old nephew was with him in the police car on a ride along.
The night of Monday, December 27, 1993, Officer Ganz was assigned as a motor officer, according to a post on the Manhattan Beach Police Department Facebook page, but on this fateful night, he was in a police car because his 14-year-old nephew was on a ride along with him. At approximately 11 p.m., Officer Ganz observed a driver commit a traffic violation at the intersection of 33rd Street and Sepulveda Boulevard. When Officer Ganz stopped the driver in the Manhattan Village Mall, the driver immediately shot Officer Ganz striking him in the shoul