LAPD Recruit Given Award Named for Slain Female Officer

The Los Angeles Police Department honored the legacy of its first female officer killed in the line of duty on Sunday by presenting a new recruit with an award in honor of the fallen officer.

Upon graduation, 27-year-old Erin Sandwick was honored with an award named for Officer Tina Kerbrat, who was fatally shot 20 years ago in North Hollywood.

Officer Kerbrat and her partner pulled over a man they recognized as a possible criminal on Feb. 11, 1991. The officers stopped the suspect on his way to shoot employees of a bar. He fatally shot Officer Kerbrat, who had been on the force for only 10 months.

The Kerbrat Award is given to the recruit deemed the "most inspirational," CBS News reports.

Source: CBS News