The Archie Buggs slaying

Buggs Eulogy: ‘One of Finest in Department’

On Nov. 9, 1978, The Times re­por­ted that San Diego Po­lice Of­ficer Arch­ie Buggs, 30, was bur­ied with full mil­it­ary hon­ors after be­ing eu­lo­gized by San Diego May­or Pete Wilson as “one of the finest in the de­part­ment be­cause of the hu­man be­ing he was un­der the badge.”