The Latino Officers Association Florida dedicates this rating system to the memory of those Latino Officers who
paid the ultimate sacrifice for the community they loved and served.

The objective of the rating system is to determine if the needs of the Latino community are being served with
regards to their taxes contribution.

Our grading system is base on the following format:  
A 100 - 95, B 94 - 89, C 88 - 80, D 79 - 70, F 69 and below

The area of review are the following:
1. The Census information of Latino employees vs the rest of the agency.
2. How many Latino events has the agency participated in during this past year.
3. The name of the Latino liaison / PIO for the agency assigned to the Latino community.
4. Whether the agency have Spanish speaking information operators.
5. Whether the agency issue victim brochure in Spanish.
6. Whether the agency provides Spanish translation on your web-site?
7. How many if any Latinos were hired by or promoted by the agency in the last year.

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"Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the Children of God." Matt. 5:9.

Police Officer Ramon Suarez
New York City Police Department
Badge Number: 12671 Cause of Death: Terrorist attack
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Patrolman Morris D. Lopez
Tampa Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, July 9, 1949

Police Officer Porfirio Soto Jr.
Tampa Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, December 30, 1988

Police Officer Lois Marie Marrero
Tampa Police Department
Badge Number: 327 Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, July 6, 2001

Investigator Lucille Cruz Ross
Brevard County Sheriff's Office
Badge Number: 81 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, October 8, 2004

Police Officer Luis Pena
Coral Gables Police Department
Badge Number: unknown Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, April 2, 1978

Patrolman Jose Diaz
Fort Lauderdale Police Department
Badge Number: 343 Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: Saturday, October 8, 2005

Police Officer Emilio F. Miyares
Hialeah Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, November 6, 1986

Sergeant Pedro Antonio Cainas
Hialeah Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, November 13, 1992

Deputy Sheriff David Anthony Abella
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Badge Number: 4234 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Officer Ignatio Andrea
Jacksonville Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: Wednesday, April 7, 1869

Police Officer Ernest Kearns Ponce de Leon
Tallahassee Police Department
Badge Number: 647 Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, July 8, 1988

Police Officer George Stefan DeSalvia
Orlando Police Department
Badge Number: 577 Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, February 3, 2000

Deputy Sheriff Mariano Lemus
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Badge Number: unknown Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Date of Incident: unknown

Detective Orestes Julian Lorenzo
North Miami Beach Police Department
Badge Number: unknown Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, July 2, 2004

Officer Roberto Luis Calderon
Miami-Dade Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, December 7, 1999

Officer Carlos A. Santiago
Miami Police Department
Badge Number: 6237 Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 30, 1995

Police Officer Osvaldo Juan Canalejo Jr.
Miami Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, October 13, 1992

Police Officer Victor Estefan
Miami Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 31, 1988

Police Officer Jose Raimundo DeLeon
Miami Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Friday, December 21, 1984

Police Officer Robert Vargas
Metro-Dade Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, February 7, 1997

Police Officer Jose Teodoro Gonzalez
Metro-Dade Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, March 28, 1989

Corporal Alfredo Banos
Lee County Sheriff's Office
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Saturday, January 20, 2001

Police Officer John R. Melendez
Bal Harbour Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Thursday, October 17, 1985

Sheriff David Levy Alvarez
Bradford County Sheriff's Office
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, May 30, 1891

Parole Officer Michael P. Serano
Florida Department of Corrections
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, January 6, 1984

Officer Rolla Leo Standau
Tampa Police Department
Badge Number: Unknown Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Friday, November 29, 1963

Detective Juan Serrano
Tampa Police Department
Badge Number: 857: Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Saturday, February 25, 2006

Deputy Sheriff Margena Silvia Nunez
Lee County Sheriff's Office
Badge Number: 99-092: Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Sunday, October 22, 2006

Police Officer Jose Somohano
Miami-Dade Police Department
Badge Number: 4996: Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, September 13, 2007
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