""He's known for his unwavering reliability," Kennedy said. "He was the type of officer who responded to every call whether he was dispatched to it or not, he was one of those officers.""
""This is a tragic loss of a young public servant who had just recently begun his position with the Alhambra Police Department, but who had already distinguished himself as the kind of reliable police officer who endeared himself to his fellow officers and to his community," she said. "As the former Mayor of Alhambra, I know the deep loss this will leave in our close-knit city that stands together in times of loss and grief.""
Alhambra police officer Alec Sanders, 28, died early Thursday after a car chase ended in a traffic collision. Sanders had been with the Alhambra Police Department for eight months and previously served roughly a year with the Long Beach Police Department. The collision occurred just after 3 a.m. at the intersection of West Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive and involved the officer's patrol cruiser and an SUV carrying three people; one passenger died at the scene and two were hospitalized with major and moderate injuries. Sanders was taken to Los Angeles General Medical Center. Local leaders and community members mourned the loss and noted his dedication, reliability and positive impact on the close-knit city.
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