Redondo Beach Officer Shrum follows father’s valorous footsteps
Redondo Beach Police Officer Patrick Shrum, right, and his father, retired Hawthorne Police Sergeant Donald Shrum, at the 43rd South Bay Medal of Valor Awards Luncheon. Photo As he announced the top honors at the 43rd South Bay Medal of Valor Awards Luncheon, presenter Glen Walker paused for a moment to bring attention to retired Hawthorne Police Sergeant Donald Shrum. Shrum, Walker said, was twice Medal of Valor. First, in 1996, for bravery in a shootout with a robbery suspect. Then in 2003, he was honored for saving a woman’s life from a fire. After Shrum stood for applause, Walker held silent for another moment. “Now with that said,” Walker started, “would Redondo Beach Police Officer Patrick Shrum please come forward?” Patrick Shrum was being honored for his work in disarming and subduing an armed domestic violence suspect. Don was among the first calls Patrick made that night. “I wanted to make him sure of that, that everything’s going to be fine, then a little bit of humor,” Don Shrum said. “You’re going to be sued, but don’t worry about it.” Don Shrum’s first Medal-winning occasion ocurred while standing side-by-side with current Redondo Police Chief Keith Kauffman. It was…
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