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FIRST RESPONDERS
Downed officer honored by Chandler Council
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke read a proclamation at a study session commemorating April 30 Officer Farrar Remembrance Day, honoring Chandler Police Officer Chris Farrar, who was killed in the line of duty on that day in 2021. From the left are Council member Jennifer Hawkins; Chris’s parents, Linda and Bill Farrar; Chris’s sister, Angela and Mayor Hartke.
Independent Newsmedia/Jason W. Brooks
Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke read a proclamation at a study session commemorating April 30 Officer Farrar Remembrance Day, honoring Chandler Police Officer Chris Farrar, who was killed in the line of duty on that day in 2021. In front, from the left, are Council member Jennifer Hawkins; Chris’s parents, Linda and Bill Farrar; Chris’s sister, Angela; Tom Haubold and dog Haley of King 528; the nonprofit named after Farrar’s call sign and Mayor Hartke. In back are, from the left, Council members Jane Poston and Christine Ellis; Vice Mayor Angel Encinas and Council members Matt Orlando and O.D. Harris.
One of the most recent line-of-duty deaths for the Chandler Police Department was Chris Farrar.
Mayor Kevin Hartke read a proclamation at a May 4 study session commemorating April 30 Officer Farrar Remembrance Day, honoring Chandler Police Officer Chris Farrar.
Farrar, an 18-year officer, was killed in the line of duty on that day in 2021 when a suspect in a vehicle hit Farrar’s cruiser head-on.
On hand for the proclamation reading were Chris’s parents, Linda and Bill Farrar; Chris’s sister, Angela and Tom Haubold and dog Haley of King 528.
King 528, the nonprofit named after Farrar’s call sign, provides service dogs to Arizona support first responders, military veterans, individuals with disabilities and organizations that serve the community.
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Jason W. Brooks News Editor | Chandler Independent
Jason W. Brooks joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in July 2021 as an associate editor. After a year covering Buckeye, he has covered Chandler since the fall of 2022, in addition to assisting the Daily Independent throughout his time at INI.
Education: University of New Mexico, bachelor of arts in journalism and mass communication, print emphasis, English minor.
Random Fact: He and his siblings witnessed a Space Shuttle launch and landing in the same year in person, on opposite coasts.
Hobbies: Karaoke, bicycling and American Sign Language.
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