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Fundraiser Planned for Fallen Beverly Hills PD Detective

Det. Gabriel "Gabe" Coyoca died in December after a nine-month battle with leukemia, caused by exposure to chemicals while enforcing narcotic laws.

The Beverly Hills community will remember the life of former BHPD Detective Gabriel Coyoca at a fundraiser Saturday.

Beverly Hills Police Det. Gabriel “Gabe” Coyoca passed Dec. 23, 2013, after a nine-month battle with leukemia, caused by exposure to chemicals while enforcing narcotic laws. 

The luau themed fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Long Beach POA Park, located at 7290 Carson Blvd, Long Beach. The raised funds will go to the, "Gabriel Coyoca Family Fund" which will assist in sending Coyoca’s children to college.

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For more information about this 501C3, contact the Beverly Hills Employee Credit Union at (800) 729-3802.


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