Michael Richard Arruda

Death by Force

Michael Richard Arruda, a 35-year-old deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on June 15, 2004, following a critical incident that occurred on June 9, 2004, in Hacienda Heights, California. On that fateful evening, Deputy Arruda and three other deputies responded to a distress call at a Motel 6, where reports indicated that an individual was firing shots and threatening people. Upon arrival, the deputies approached the unit where the suspect was ...Read More

Los Angeles Times: Colleagues and Family Mourn Deputy Shot in Line of Duty

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