The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deeply mourns and pays tribute to Deputy Rosemary Iris May.

On September 26, 1989, Deputy May was driving an unmarked LASD vehicle to process a crime scene in Lancaster. A person driving a car at a high rate of speed failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with Deputy May’s vehicle. Deputy May was rushed by an ambulance to the A.V. Medical Center in Lancaster, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Deputy May joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Aug. 22, 1968, and served as an "Off the Streeter," a deputy who was assigned to clerical work "off the street" until assigned to an Academy class. Throughout her career in law enforcement, Deputy May worked many assignments, including the Sheriff's Pistol Team, where she won several awards for her marksmanship.

In January 1985, she transferred to the identification section of the crime lab (Scientific Services Bureau) and developed expertise in fingerprint identification and crime scene investigation.

Today, we honor her memory and hold her forever in our hearts.

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