Kevin sMichael Burrell This is Me

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1. 1. City Of Compton - HUB HERO

   www.comptoncity.org/compton/hu - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/18/2008   Last Visited: 3/18/2008

   The City of Compton salutes Officer Kevin sMichael Burrell and Reserve Officer James Wayne MacDonald as Hub City Heroes.
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   MacDonald, 24, and Burrell, 29, were the first officers to die in the line of duty during the 125-year history of the Compton Police Department.
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   Kevin Burrell was a 6-foot, 6-inch gentle giant known for his basketball prowess and easy manner as a policeman.
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   When Burrell became an officer in 1988, Anderson coached him on the Compton Police Department basketball team that competed in the Police Olympics.
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   Burrell, the fifth of seven children, was a starting center for the Compton High School basketball team in 1981, when the team finished second in the Moore League.He went on to California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), where he was a captain of the basketball team and a student escort for the campus police.
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   Burrell attended CSUDH from 1981 through 1985, studying public administration and criminal justice.He then went to work for the Compton P.D. as a civilian for several years before becoming a sworn officer.
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   According to witness statements, Officers Burrell and MacDonald approached the red truck, and the suspect exited the driver's door.

2. 2. www.comptoncity.org

   www.comptoncity.org/compton/hu - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/4/2007   Last Visited: 10/4/2007

   The City of Compton salutes Officer Kevin sMichael Burrell and Reserve Officer James Wayne MacDonald as Hub City Heroes.
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   MacDonald, 24, and Burrell, 29, were the first officers to die in the line of duty during the 125-year history of the Compton Police Department.
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   Kevin Burrell was a 6-foot, 6-inch gentle giant known for his basketball prowess and easy manner as a policeman.
   ...
   When Burrell became an officer in 1988, Anderson coached him on the Compton Police Department basketball team that competed in the Police Olympics.
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   Burrell, the fifth of seven children, was a starting center for the Compton High School basketball team in 1981, when the team finished second in the Moore League.He went on to California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), where he was a captain of the basketball team and a student escort for the campus police.
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   Burrell attended CSUDH from 1981 through 1985, studying public administration and criminal justice.He then went to work for the Compton P.D. as a civilian for several years before becoming a sworn officer.
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   According to witness statements, Officers Burrell and MacDonald approached the red truck, and the suspect exited the driver's door.

3. 3. www.comptonpd.com

   www.comptonpd.com/BurMacMem2.h - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/4/1991   Last Visited: 9/13/2000

   Burrell * MacDonald Memorial
   
   KEVIN MICHAEL BURRELL190
   
   COMPTON POLICE OFFICERS
   
   BURRELL AND MACDONALD
   
   WERE KILLED WHILE MAKING
   
   A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP
   
   E.O.W
   
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   Reserve Officer James Wayne Mac Donald, 24, and Officer Kevin Michael Burrell, 29, were the first officers in the department to die in the line of duty.
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   Kevin Burrell was a 6-foot-6-inch gentle giant known for his basketball prowess and easy manner as a policeman, friends and fellow officers said.
   
   Lt. Gary Anderson groomed Burrell in both passions.Anderson's voice broke several times as he talked about his friend.i have known him since he was a kid around here - when he was 15 and an Explorer Scout..
   
   Burrell would fill out reports at the counter for eight hours and then work another eight hours accompanying Anderson as he worked patrol on the graveyard shift.
   
   When Burrell became an officer in 1988, Anderson coached him on the Compton P.D. basketball team that competed in the Police Olympics.
   
   Burrell, the fifth of seven children, was a starting center for the Compton High School basketball team in 1981, when the team finished second in the Moore League.
   
   He went on to California State University/Dominguez Hills, where he was a captain of the basketball team and a student escort for the campus police.
   
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   Burrell attended CSUDH from 1981 through 1985, studying public administration and criminal justice.He then went to work for the Compton P.D. as a civilian for several years before becoming a sworn officer.
   
   As a police officer he always had time to chit-chat with you.It made you feel like he was your own son or father said Gladys Russell, a Compton resident since 1956.
   
   He be not the kind to throw you up against a car.He would have long talks with young people in trouble, she said.
   
   The day before he died, Burrell, who was single, talked with a high school chum about sports, his 3-year-old son, Kevin Jr., and the city where he grew up and still lived.He knew everybody.He felt safe, said Greg Woods.
   
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   Kevin Michael BurrellDate of Birth : May 5, 1963Date Appointed : July 3, 1988, DATE : [ 07/03/1988 ]