Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

OFFICER EDWARD REED #19477

LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
(SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT)
TRANSIT POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date of Birth: April 16, 1963
Date of Hire: December 9, 1991
End of Watch: February 21, 1993


Officer Ed Reed was killed in the line of duty on February 21, 1993 when his patrol unit was struck by a drunk driver.

Officer Reed joined the Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD) Police in December of 1991. After attending the Rio Hondo Police Academy, he graduated and was assigned to Uniform Patrol at the then-RTD Police. Officer Reed worked patrol and provided law enforcement service to the patrons and employees of the buses and trains in Los Angeles and it's surrounding counties, and to the public at large.

During early 1993, the RTD was merged with the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, forming today's MTA. At that time, the RTD Police became the MTA Police. Because of this, Officer Reed is remembered as an officer of the MTA Police Department.

Officer Reed is remembered by his friends as a caring, friendly, and compassionate friend. Although physically large in stature, his friends knew him as a kind and gentle man. Officer Reed was a sports fan, especially of baseball and football. Officer Reed liked going to local games with his friends, particularly for the Anaheim Angels and San Diego Padres. At the time of his death, Officer Reed was engaged to be married.

His name appears on the California State and United States National Memorials for Peace Officers. There is also a memorial for him at the MTA Gateway Building.

Christopher Carson, Police Officer
Los Angeles Police Department