Fallen Palm Springs police officers honored in Sacramento

Zerebny and Vega’s alleged murderer prepares for mental evaluation Palm Springs Police DepartmentOfficer Jose “Gil” Vega (left), and Officer Lesley Zerebny (right). ■ By Kyle Selby / Reporter Palm Springs police officers Lesley Zerebny and Jose Gilbert Vega were honored Monday morning during a ceremony at the state capitol in Sacramento when their names were added to California’s peace officer memorial monument. Last year on Oct. 8, Officer Zerebny and Officer Vega responded to a domestic disturbance call on the 2700 Block of Cypress Avenue in Palm Springs when John Hernandez Felix allegedly opened fire. Zerebny, 27, a lifelong Hemet resident, and Vega, 63, a veteran training officer from Coachella Valley,

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