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Remembering Police Captain Richard Zbinden

Remembering Pomona Police Captain Richard Zbinden 

End of Watch: Tuesday, August 13, 1991 

Today we remember Captain Richard Zbinden who succumbed to a gunshot wound on August 13, 1991, that was received several years earlier. The wound caused him to be out of work for two years but he later returned to duty and rose the rank of Captain before succumbing to the wound. The suspect was convicted of the shooting.

Captain Zbinden had been with the Pomona Police Department for 25 years and was survived by his wife and three sons.

Pomona Police Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty: 

7. Police Officer Greggory Casillas
Pomona Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, March 9, 2018
Cause of Death: Gunfire
 

6. Police Officer Shaun Richard Diamond
Pomona Police Department, CA 
EOW: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Cause of Death: Gunfire 
 
5. Police Officer Daniel T. Fraembs 
Pomona Police Department, CA 
EOW: Saturday, May 11, 1996 
Cause of Death: Gunfire 
 
4. Captain Richard Barry Zbinden 
Pomona Police Department, CA 
EOW: Tuesday, August 13, 1991 
Cause of Death: Gunfire 
 
3. Officer Carlo Angelo Poggetto 
Pomona Police Department, CA 
EOW: Monday, March 11, 1957 
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident 
 
2. Officer George Edward Muriset 
Pomona Police Department, CA 
EOW: Friday, April 9, 1954 
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident 
 
1. Chief of Police Henry P. Tracy 
Pomona Police Department, CA 
EOW:  May 3, 1915 
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident 

 

Address/Location
Pomona Police Department
490 W Mission Blvd
Pomona, CA 91766

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Non-emergencies: 909-620-2155

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