THE AFRO - Cobb’s street dedication was a gift to her parents, who wanted to meaningfully commemorate their fallen daughter’s life after it was robbed from her at such a young age.| By Micha Green, AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com At the age of 24, Gail Cobb became the first fallen female Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer to die while serving in the line of duty on September 20, 1974. However, her parents didn’t want that to be her only legacy and so they fought for […]
