08/20/2026
Never Forgotten 💙
Please take a moment and remember our fallen brother, John Sartain. Keep his family in your thoughts and prayers as today marks the 55th anniversary of John's End-of-Watch. May God find peace for John, his family, and the entire CCPD family during this difficult time.
John William Sartain – August 20, 1971
On August 19, 1971, at approximately 11 p.m., Officer John Sartain and his partner Gilbert Lazo were walking to their patrol unit to begin their tour of duty. A 16-year-old sniper shot Sartain from a housing complex across the street from the Police Department. John Sartain was pronounced dead at 8:50 a.m. on August 20, 1971.
Sartain was survived by his wife and daughter.