LAURA JEAN CLEAVES

Officer Rank: Investigator
Memorial Panel: 32-E: 26
Department: Santa Barbara County, California, D.A. Office
End of Watch: May 1, 2008
Cause: AUTO
Age: 53
Years of Service: 31
Description: Investigator Cleaves was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. California Highway Patrol officers were in pursuit of a DUI suspect driver whom they had stopped for a traffic violation. Investigator Cleaves' department vehicle was struck head-on by the fleeing suspect, killing her instantly.
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