Fresno Police officer dies after 'courageous battle' with cancer

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Fresno Police Department announced that pursuing a "courageous conflict with cancer," Officer Ryan Torres passed distant implicit the weekend, conscionable 10 years aft graduating from Clovis West High School.

According to the Police Department's societal media station dedicated to Torres, Torres was hired arsenic a constabulary academy cadet connected Feb. 8, 2021. Officials accidental helium rapidly became loved by his chap cadets and instructors.

His dedication and thrust to service the instrumentality enforcement assemblage and his assemblage - helium was known for ever having a grin connected his look and an energetic attitude. Ryan genuinely loved serving his community, and helium exemplified the highest standards and traditions of the Fresno Police Department.

Officials besides accidental Officer Torres was an exemplary, beloved idiosyncratic beyond the badge.

"His empathy, understanding, and genuine attraction for others made him approachable, and helium was ever acceptable to lend a helping hand," officials said. "He profoundly loved his enactment arsenic a constabulary officer, his emotion for his wife, Zoe, was adjacent greater. She was his top protagonist and the emotion of his life, ever encouraging him to prosecute his dreams."

Torres began his vocation with the Fresno Police Department successful the Northwest Policing District, and officials accidental helium was astir precocious assigned to the Southeast Policing District. Officer Torres was actively preparing for the upcoming SWAT exam erstwhile helium was diagnosed with his illness.

The Fresno Police Department says Torres volition beryllium profoundly missed by his family, the section household and the assemblage helium served.