Patrolman Dennis Glenn Gonzales
San Diego Police Department


Date of Birth: July 7, 1953
Date Appointed:
End of Watch: June 25, 1979
Patrolman Dennis Glenn Gonzales was killed on June 25, when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while making a traffic stop on a freeway. The 18-year-old suspect later turned himself in, claiming he did not know he struck anyone.

The man was convicted of manslaughter.

Gonzales had been with the San Diego Police Department for five years.

His wife survived him.