US | police Nation of Cops Attends Oakland Officers' Funeral By Harry Kimball Posted Mar 27, 2009 4:11 PM CDT Copied The funeral was attended by Sen. Barbara Boxer, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Garamendi, Attorney General Jerry Brown and Mayor Ron Dellums. (AP Photo) Law enforcement officers from across the country descended on Oakland today for the funerals of four cops gunned down by a fugitive last weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. All 815 members of the Oakland force attended while officers from other jurisdictions patrolled the streets in their stead. An overflow crowd that included 19,000 officers from as far as New York and Boston filled two stadiums. "I was hoping not to have to go to another one of these things. It's a tough job," said a 25-year veteran of the Oakland PD. "But our job is to protect and serve, and sometimes we die for it." Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Turns out life on the California coast isn't always breezy. Report an error