2004 - Matthew Pavelka Memorial Freeway Sign Unveiling
2004
August, 2004. Family members and fellow police officers unveil the freeway sign commemorating Matthew Pavelka, Burbank's first Police officer killed in the line of duty (2003). The memory of Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka was paid tribute on the first anniversary of his death with the unveiling of a sign that marks a stretch of freeway in his honor. The two signs rest off the shoulders of the north- and southbound sides of Interstate 5 between Hollywood Way and Buena Vista Street. Assemblyman Dario Frommer sponsored the resolution for the memorial sign. Frommer and the Burbank Police Officers Association split the cost for the $3,000 sign (Burbank Leader). Officer Pavelka had only served with the Burbank Police Department for 10 months, and had previously served as a United States Air Force Security Police officer for four years (from Officer Down Memorial Page, odmp.org).
The north and southbound sides of Interstate 5 between Hollywood Way and Buena Vista Street.
4 x 6 color print
Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
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