Kent Carter, LAPD officer was 60

Carter, a longtime specialist in labor relations for the LAPD, was off-duty when his motorcycle collided with another bike Sunday on Santiago Canyon Road in Santa Ana. He was struck by a car and died at the scene. Carter joined the department in 1981, worked patrol in the Wilshire, Rampart and 77th areas, and became a training officer where "his method of instruction was legendary and to this day held in high regard from those who learned from him," says the LAPD blog. Carter is survived by his wife and two children.