Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I had worked at the department just over a year in my quest to become a police officer. I was off duty but was at the department to ride a shift with one of the officers. We were in the middle of breifing when the on duty dispatcher yelled down the hallway that the chief had been shot at his town hall meeting. Chief Cann was a very confident man and had achieved the rank of Police Chief at a young age. He felt that he could mediate the community tensions through talks with community leaders. Unfortunately that night he was gunned down. I stayed at the front desk for the following 24 hours dispatching and taking phone calls from around the world. For those that knew him he will always be remembered and missed. My prayers still go out to his family.

Gordon Rupp

Cadet Gordon Rupp
Union City Police Department

February 4, 2005

Chief - It's been years and I think about you and your Men all the time, what a troubled kid I was then. On that night I was there -not there - but at Howies and heard.. I was not even 18 years old and had a son , but I lived a lifetime that night. I'm married to that same kid, you know him - he went into the Navy and did 20 years. We have 3 kids and 7 Grandkids. Back in Union City. I really wish you could see the Good that you did and what the results have been. I think you would be very proud.

November 20, 2004

Paying my respects to you, Chief Cann, and remembering you today, the 30th anniversary of your death. Rest peacefully in God's care.

Concerned Citizen

August 29, 2004

I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the Cann family and the officers of the Union City Police Department over the tragic loss of Police Chief William Cann. After all of these years you are still remembered and will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace. Never forget the fallen hero!

Ofcr. Dan Winger
LBCCPD, Ret.

May 21, 2004