Friends, family remember fallen Riverside police officer

RIVERSIDE - A Riverside police officer ambushed and killed while on patrol was honored today by friends and family, who remembered him as an accomplished law enforcement officer and former Marine devoted to his family, leaving an indelible impression on everyone he knew.

''My first thought was because he was taken from us way too early, he never got to make his mark on this world,'' said Rob Frazer, a childhood friend of 34-year-old Officer Michael Daniel Crain. ''But after seeing this, I know that's not true. There's been such a display of admiration.

''To me, he was like a brother, the kind...