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 | Trooper Calvin W. Jenks
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Tennessee
End of Watch: Saturday, January 6, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 8 months
Badge Number: 484 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, January 6, 2007
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended Trooper Calvin Jenks was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of Highways 14 and 54 in Tipton County.
During the stop, Trooper Jenks smelled marijuana from the vehicle and was told by the driver that there were drugs in the center console. When he asked the passenger if he had any drugs, the man produced a handgun and opened fire, striking Trooper Jenks once in the head and once in the body.
Both men fled the scene but were arrested 13 hours later in Nashville, approximately 200 miles from where the shooting occurred.
Trooper Jenks' body was found next to his patrol car by two hunters who were in the area. His patrol car's video camera recorded the entire incident.
Trooper Jenks had served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for almost 3 years. He is survived by his wife, parents, four brothers, a sister, grandparents and a large extended family. | |
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| Officer John Miller
California Highway Patrol
California
End of Watch: Friday, November 16, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 18414 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, November 16, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer John Miller was killed in an automobile accident while searching for a reported drunk driver.
The officer was driving south on North Livermore Avenue about a mile north of Interstate 580 when he lost control of his patrol car around a sharp curve and struck a tree.
Officers from the Livermore Police Department located the drunken driving suspect on eastbound I-580 near Greenville Road, and he was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on suspicion of DUI, evading police, and driving without a license.
Officer Miller had served with the California Highway Patrol for one year and was assigned to the Dublin Station. He is survived by his wife and two children. | |
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| Deputy Sheriff Donta J. Manuel
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Florida
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: At large Deputies Donta Manuel and Jonathan Wallace were struck and killed by a patrol car while attempting to remove stop sticks from the roadway.
A stolen vehicle that was being pursued by other deputies had just passed over the stop sticks and the two deputies ran into the road to remove them. It is believed that, because of the darkness, the deputies did not observe how fast the pursuing units were following behind the suspect vehicle. One of the pursuing patrol cars struck both deputies, killing them. The driver of that patrol car was seriously injured and flown to a local hospital.
One of the suspects in the stolen car was apprehended a short time later. The second suspect remains at large.
Deputy Manuel had served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office for 13 years. He is survived by his wife and two sons. | |
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| Deputy Sheriff Jonathan D. Wallace
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Florida
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: At large Deputies Jonathan Wallace and Donta Manuel were struck and killed by a patrol car while attempting to remove stop sticks from the roadway.
A stolen vehicle that was being pursued by other deputies had just passed over the stop sticks and the two deputies ran into the road to remove them. It is believed that, because of the darkness, the deputies did not observe how fast the pursuing units were following behind the suspect vehicle. One of the pursuing patrol cars struck both deputies, killing them. The driver of that patrol car was seriously injured and flown to a local hospital.
One of the suspects in the stolen car was apprehended a short time later. The second suspect remains at large.
Deputy Wallace had served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office for 18 months. He is survived by his fiancee. | |
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| Deputy Sheriff Michael Triplett
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Missouri
End of Watch: Thursday, November 29, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 271 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Thursday, November 29, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Michael Triplett was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a domestic disturbance call at approximately 12:00 pm. He was flown to St. Louis University Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Deputy Triplett had served for two years as a part-time deputy for the department, and also served as a security officer for Mineral Area College. He is survived by his wife and three children. | |
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| Transport Officer Laura A. Whittingham
Howell County Sheriff's Department
Missouri
End of Watch: Thursday, December 6, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Thursday, December 6, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Transport Officer Laura Whittingham was killed in an automobile accident as she and another deputy were returning two inmates to Howell County from a Missouri Department of Corrections facility
Their patrol car went out of control as it crossed a bridge on U.S. 63 in Texas County. It is believed that severe weather and ice were contributing factors to the cause of the crash.
Officer Whittingham and the deputy were both transported to a local hospital in extremely critical condition, where Officer Whittingham later passed away. One of the inmates was also killed in the accident and the other was seriously injured.
Officer Whittingham was a volunteer transport officer for the Howell County Sheriff's Department and was enrolled in the sheriff's academy to become a full time deputy. She is survived by her husband and five children. | |
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| Correctional Officer Elizabeth Franklin
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama
End of Watch: Friday, December 7, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: Saturday, December 1, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Elizabeth Franklin succumbed to injuries suffered one week earlier when she fell from a tower at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women. She was transported to a local hospital where she remained until succumbing to her injuries.
Officer Franklin had served with the Alabama Department of Corrections for 24 years. | |
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| Detective Kent Haws
Tulare County Sheriff's Office
California
End of Watch: Monday, December 17, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 364 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, December 17, 2007
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Charged with murder Detective Kent Haws was shot and killed while investigating suspicious activity in the area of Avenue 344 and Road 156 at approximately 1340 hours.
Detective Haws was driving south on Road 156, just north of Road 344, when he saw a car parked next to an orange grove on the east side of the road. Detective Haws made a U-turn and pulled behind the car to investigate. As he talked to the car’s occupants he saw a man in the orchard. Sending the car on its way, he told sheriff’s dispatch he was checking a man in the orchard.
Once out of the grove, the man pulled a semi-automatic firearm and fired an unknown number of shots, striking Detective Haws.
Several passersby, seeing the officer on the ground used cell phones and stopped at nearby homes to call for help. One passerby, a nurse, stopped and began to give Detective Haws first aid until EMS arrived. Detective Haws was taken by ambulance, escorted by California Highway Patrol vehicles, to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia, where he died at 3:20 pm.
A suspect was taken into custody later in the afternoon and charged with murder. He was still in possession of the murder weapon when he was apprehended.
Detective Haws had served with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office for 10 years. He is survived by his wife and three young children. | |
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| Deputy Sheriff Vu Nguyen
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 1427 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended Deputy Sheriff Vu Nguyen was shot while chasing a suspect.
At 1400 hours, Deputy Nguyen and his partner, both assigned to gang duties, were patrolling in plain clothes when they made an unscheduled stop at a known gang house in the area of 47th Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. There, they saw a man who they have never seen before. When they attempted to make contact with the man, he fled on foot and led officers on a chase through yards of nearby residences. During the foot pursuit, the suspect opened fire, striking Deputy Nguyen in the neck, killing him.
A 16-year-old suspect was later arrested and charged with the murder of Deputy Nguyen.
Deputy Nguyen served with Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for 7 years. He is survived by his wife. | |
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| Police Officer Christopher Nicholson
Smithsburg Police Department
Maryland
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 5 months
Badge Number: 592 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and wounded Officer Christopher Nicholson was shot and killed while responding to assist members of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at a call involving reports that a man had just murdered his girlfriend during a domestic disturbance.
The officer parked his patrol car a short distance away from the home to wait for additional units to arrive. As he waited, the suspect drove towards his patrol car and then opened fire as he pulled even to the officer's door. A rifled slug struck Officer Nicholson in the chest, penetrating his vest.
Despite being mortally wounded, Officer Nicholson was able to return fire, emptying his service weapon into the suspect's car as he fled.
The suspect fled into a nearby cemetery, where he engaged members of the Special Response Team in a shootout. The man was wounded and taken into custody.
Officer Nicholson was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
Officer Nicholson had served with the Smithsburg Police Department for just over 1 year and had previously served with the Maryland Division of Correction. He is survived by his mother, father, and girlfriend. | |
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| Police Officer Frank E. Smith
Guam Police Department
Guam
End of Watch: Sunday, December 30, 2007 Biographical Info
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 30, 2007
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Apprehended Officer Frank Smith was struck and killed by a vehicle being operated by an intoxicated driver.
Officer Smith and other police officers were responding to a fight at a club in Tumon at 3:00 am. While en route, the motorcycle Officer Smith was operating was struck by a vehicle being operated by an intoxicated driver. Officer Smith was thrown from the motorcycle to the pavement.
Guam Fire Department units arrived at the scene moments later, but Officer Smith had already died from head trauma before he was transported to the Guam Memorial Hospital
The suspect fled the location, but was later apprehended. Her blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit at the time. She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, vehicular homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to yield to emergency vehicles and driving without a license.
Officer Smith is survived by his wife and two children. He was assigned to the Tumon-Tamuning Precinct. | |
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