The man convicted of killing Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer three years ago in an ambush-style shooting has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.  Kevin Salazar, a 32-year-old Palmdale resident, shot and killed Clinkunbroomer as he sat in his patrol car at a red light near Sierra Highway and Avenue Q, right outside the Palmdale Sheriff’s ...

On Wednesday, Rep. George Whitesides introduced legislation to designate the Castaic Post Office in honor of the late Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer. The Castaic location would be renamed the “Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer Post Office” in honor of the fallen officer. “Deputy Clinkunbroomer served the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department with distinction, and devoted his life to protecting our community,” Whitesides said. “His ...

Just months after Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was killed in the line of duty, the American Red Cross partnered with the Clinkunbroomer family to hold a blood drive in his memory. With Clinkunbroomer in the hearts of everyone in attendance, crowds of people came through the doors of the Facey Medical Group building at Henry Mayo Hospital, including Clinkunbroomer’s parents, Kim ...

Thousands of law enforcement officers from various departments filled the pews at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angeles Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to attend the funeral for Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer. “Sometimes in attempt to offer consolation in these situations, people will say ‘be strong it’s God’s will,’ but I’m not here to say that,” Father Vaughn ...