Crime & Safety

Community, Then-Fiance Remember Officer Martin Ganz

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the officer's murder while on duty.

Two days after Christmas 20 years ago, Manhattan Beach Police Officer Martin Ganz was murdered in the line of duty.

Friday at 11 p.m., as has been done every year since Ganz' tragic death, Ganz' friends, family and community members, many who did not know him, gather to honor his life and service.

Read Daily Breeze reporter Larry Altman's interview with Ganz' then-fiance, as well as the re-telling of how Ganz was killed during a traffic stop.


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