In Red Bluff on Thursday, the men and women of the Red Bluff Police Department took time to remember a dark day in the force's history. Seven years ago, one of their fellow officers was murdered; it was a case of the officer being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Officer Dave Mobilio was gunned down while gassing up his patrol car on Main Street. His admitted and convicted killer says he did it to protest police brutality.

Chief Paul Nanfito says his officers are making sure not to relive that horrible day, but are careful to never forget. They wore black bands on their badges in remembrance, while they went about their business.

They use that day as a training tool for new officers. It serves as a reminder that their job is a dangerous one.

Nanfito also says his department stays in contact with Dave Mobilio's widow and child and always will.

Dave Mobilio's killer, Andrew Mickel, is in San Quentin on death row.