CLAIREMONT, Calif. (KGTV) — A Clairemont park was officially renamed Sunday to honor San Diego Police Officer Austin Machitar, who died in the line of duty in August 2024.
The North Clairemont Community Park is now Officer Austin Machitar Memorial Park, serving as a permanent tribute to the officer who patrolled the area as part of SDPD’s Northern Division.
“I am so happy when I look down and see the name, but then so sad as to why it has to be there. And so in the exact same second and a half, the emotions change so vivid,” said Chris Machitar, Austin’s father…