Floyd Harold Bernie Swartz

Floyd Harold "Bernie" Swartz, a 33-year-old police officer from Pinole, California, tragically lost his life on May 3, 1980, while in the line of duty. Swartz, a Vietnam veteran who had received an early honorable discharge from the Air Force to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time police officer, had served with the Pinole Police Department for ten years. On the day of his death, Officer Swartz was involved in a high-stakes operation to apprehend a murder suspect. The suspect, who had been ...