Jackie Perea Joins The Ranks Of Those Who Arrested Her Brother’s Killers
LAPPL News Watch
May 13, 2019
In 2013, Cesar Perea was murdered in South Los Angeles - shot at the barbershop where he worked. With his death, he left behind his grieving sister, Jaqueline. "All I remember saying was 'my brother, they killed him,'" she said.
Jackie spent years rebuilding from her tragic loss. Inspiring her journey were the same officers that helped bring the killers to justice.
"We remember having to let them know their brother Cesar had been killed," said Sgt. Rudy Ramirez of the Los Angeles Police Department. Now, she will be joining their ranks as an official member of the LAPD.
With just a few days left in her probation period, she ultimately decided that the police force was where she could repay the same service that was done for her family.
"She went from being in college studying to be a suicidal worker, to then deciding, 'no, I want to do what those detectives did for me and my family,'" said Ramirez. "It instills a little bit of pride in you."
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