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Officer Haze Burch became the first Phoenix Police Officer killed in the line of duty. Officer Burch was shot by two men attempting to siphon gasoline from a car. Officer Burch died the following day. The assailants were later identified as two fugitives from Oklahoma wanted in the murder of a deputy sheriff in Texas. Governor W.P. Hunt and the city of Phoenix each offered rewards for the assailants who were later captured. Officer Burch was survived by his wife and three young children. It would be twenty-seven years before another officer was killed in the line-of-duty.[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Walter H. Stewart #653″ timeline_label=”February 19th, 1952″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16961″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Motorcycle Officer Walter Stewart was killed when a truck turned in front of his police motorcycle and he swerved to avoid a collision.  The motorcycle overturned and Officer Stewart died of head injuries.  The driver fled the scene but was later arrested and charged with negligent homicide.  Soon after this accident, all Phoenix motorcycle officers were required to wear helmets while on duty.  Officer Stewart was thirty years old at the time of his death.  He was survived by his wife and two young children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Albert R. Bluhm #947″ timeline_label=”December 28th, 1970″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16966″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]
Officer Albert R. Bluhm was shot and killed after stopping a stolen pickup.  The suspects fired upon the officer as they hid in the camper shell of the truck.  Officer Bluhm was struck three times and died of his wounds while attempting to radio his position to the dispatcher.  A citizen notified the radio dispatcher of the dying officer’s location while other officers raced to his assistance.  Officer Bluhm was forty years old at the time of his death.  He was survived by his seventeen-year-old son.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Dale C. Stone #1697″ timeline_label=”December 28th, 1970″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” _builder_version=”3.1.1″]Motorcycle Officer Dale Stone was killed while responding to the emergency call from Officer Bluhm who had been shot.  Officer Stone drove through the intersection at 7^th Avenue and Roosevelt and was struck by a vehicle with an impaired driver.  The force of the impact caused Officer Stone to slide underneath another vehicle where he died.  Officer Stone was a former Marine and had been a member of the Phoenix Police Department for fourteen months.  He was survived by his wife.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Quincy Clay Haywood #1451″ timeline_label=”November 22nd, 1971″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16966″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Motorcycle Officer Quincy Haywood was killed when a truck turned in front of his police motorcycle.  The first officers on the scene rushed him to a nearby hospital where he died.  Ironically, less than one year earlier, Officer Haywood had been following behind Officer Dale Stone who also died in a similar collision.  Officer Haywood was twenty-nine years old at the time of his death and a four year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department.  He was survived by his wife and two young sons.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Michael Hemschmeyer #1845″ timeline_label=”November 2nd, 1973″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16970″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Hemschmeyer was killed in a traffic accident while responding to another officer’s call for assistance.  A sedan that had pulled over for the officer’s emergency lights was struck from behind by a garbage truck.  The force of the collision threw the vehicle into the path of the approaching patrol car, killing the officer.  Officer Hemschmeyer was thirty-two years old at the time of his death and a four year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Gilbert R. Chavez #2684″ timeline_label=”June 16th, 1975″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16972″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Chavez was shot to death by a juvenile during a burglary of a Phoenix radiator business.  Officer Chavez had entered the business after dispatchers received an anonymous tip that a burglary was in progress.  The officer located the suspect and a struggle ensued.  Officer Chavez was critically wounded but managed to radio for help before dying.  Officer Chavez was twenty-two years old at the time of his death and an officer just over one year.  He was survived by his wife.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Police Guard John F. Macinnis #A513″ timeline_label=”February 22nd, 1976″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” _builder_version=”3.1.1″]Police Guard MacInnis died of a heart attack while in foot pursuit of a suspect at the Sky Harbor International Airport.  A passerby stopped to assist the guard.  He was driven to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.  He had been a police guard for nine years.  Police Guard MacInnis was survived by his wife, thirteen children and five grandchildren.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Arthur E. Del Gaudio Jr. #2964″ timeline_label=”April 22nd, 1976″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16967″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Del Gaudio was killed while in the pursuit of an impaired and reckless driver.  The officer collided with another police car and then careened into the wall of a home.  His death was instrumental in persuading the State Legislature to enact the Unlawful Flight statue.  Officer Del Gaudio was twenty-six at the time of his death.  He was survived by his wife who was five months pregnant.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Ignacio G. Conchos #2853″ timeline_label=”July 1st, 1982″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16963″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Conchos and his partner, John Davis, entered a Phoenix bar in search of a bank robbery suspect.  Both officers were mortally wounded when the suspect began shooting inside the bar.  Officer Conchos died a short time later.  Officer Davis died one month after the shooting.  The Veterans of Foreign War Post 720 had named Officer Conchos the department’s outstanding policeman.  Officer Conchos was thirty-nine years old at the time of his death.  He was survived by his wife and four children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer John R. Davis #1841″ timeline_label=”August 6th, 1982″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_17280″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Davis and his partner, Ignacio Conchos, entered a Phoenix bar in search of a bank robbery suspect.  Both officers were mortally wounded when the suspect began shooting inside the bar.  Officer Conchos died a short time later.  Officer Davis died one month on August 2^nd, 1982 after the shooting.  He was a twelve-year veteran of the department and a member of the Robbery Detail.  Officer Davis was forty-eight years old at the time of his death.  He was survived by his wife and two children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Kenneth E. Campbell #3973″ timeline_label=” January 29th, 1984″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” _builder_version=”3.1.1″]Officer Campbell was killed while in pursuit of a speeding motorcycle.  The accident occurred when his patrol car skidded out of control and collided with another vehicle.  Officer Campbell had been a member of the Phoenix Police Department for three years.  He was twenty-eight years old at the time of his death.  Officer Campbell was survived by his wife and young sons.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Errol Hawkins #2417″ timeline_label=”April 24th, 1984″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16974″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Hawkins was killed by a passing pickup truck.  He was on a nighttime undercover assignment attempting to cross a freeway frontage road when the accident occurred.  Officer Hawkins helped establish a hostage/barricade negotiations unit and was a negotiator in hostage situations.  He was thirty-four years old at the time of his death and a twelve year veteran.  Officer Hawkins was survived by his wife and two young children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Robert L. Polmanteer #3549″ timeline_label=”May 4th, 1984″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16960″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Motorcycle Officer Polmanteer was killed in a head on collision with a van that turned in front of his motorcycle two weeks after Officer Hawkins death.  Officer Polmanteer had been a police officer for fifteen years, five of which were with the Phoenix Police Department.  He was thirty-seven years old at the time of his death.  Officer Polmanteer was survived by his wife and three children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Kevin W. Forsythe #3289″ timeline_label=”September 7th, 1984″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_17281″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Forsythe was killed in a traffic accident while working off duty.  He was directing traffic when he was stuck by a semi truck and killed.  Officer Forsythe was a seven year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department and active in the police officers union.  He was thirty-five years old at the time of his death.  Officer Forsythe was survived by his wife, son and stepson.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer John A. Robertson #3127″ timeline_label=”November 19th, 1984″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16954″ _builder_version=”3.19.18″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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Officer Robertson was shot and killed while working off duty at a Phoenix motel.  He was in a motel parking lot questioning a suspect in the robbery of two truck drivers when the suspect shot Officer Robertson.  Officer Robertson died two days later on November 19^th, 1984.  He was an eight year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department and thirty-one years old at the time of his death.  Officer Robertson was survived by his wife and two young sons.

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Robert T. Fike #3281″ timeline_label=”January 8th, 1986″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16948″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Fike was shot and killed by an assailant at point blank range as he stood beside his patrol car.  Two citizens saw the officer lying in a parking lot beside his car and radioed the police dispatcher for help.  Officer Fike had been “Officer of the Year” in the Squaw Peak Precinct in 1982.  He was a ten year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department and forty-three years old at the time of his death.  Officer Fike was survived by his wife and two young sons.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Kenneth L. Collings #3855″ timeline_label=”May 27th, 1988″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16962″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Collings was shot and killed while working off-duty at a bank.  He had confronted the two suspects at the scene of the robbery when one of the suspects was able to shoot the officer and escape.  Officer Collings died three hours later.  One suspect was arrested while the other escaped to Mexico and remains at large.  Officer Collings was an eight year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department at the time of his death.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Patrick O. Briggs #4317″ timeline_label=”June 20th, 1990″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16955″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Motorcycle Officer Briggs was killed while pursuing a speeding motorist.  Officer Briggs swerved to avoid a motorist and struck a concrete median and tree.  He had recently been chosen to be a Recruit Training Officer for the Phoenix Police Training Academy.  Officer Briggs was twenty-seven years old at the time of death and had been a member of the department for seven years.  He was survived by his parents.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Leonard L. Kolodziej #2387″ timeline_label=”September 4th, 1991″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16965″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer Kolodziej was shot and killed as he arrived on a 9-1-1 emergency call.  He was struck several times by a barrage of bullets by a sniper barricaded in a Phoenix home.  A construction worker was wounded and a cyclist was killed by the sniper.  Officer Kolodziej was forty-three years old at the time of his death and was a nineteen year veteran.  He was survived by his wife and three children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Sergeant Danny L. Tunney #1437″ timeline_label=”July 26th, 1990″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16956″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Sergeant Tunney and his partner, John Domblisky, were killed when struck head on by a car that had crossed the centerline.  Sergeant Tunney was forty-seven years old at the time of his death and was a twenty three-year veteran.  He had played an important role in forming the bicycle patrol in downtown Phoenix.  Officer Tunney was survived by his wife and four children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Sergeant John Domblisky #2647″ timeline_label=” July 26th, 1990″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16956″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Sergeant Domblisky and his partner, Danny Tunney, were killed when struck head on by a car that had crossed the centerline.  Sergeant Domblisky was forty-two years old at the time of his death and was a seventeen year veteran.  He was an experienced detective and had been the recipient of sixteen commendations during the previous nine years.  Officer Domblisky was survived by his wife and two children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Sergeant David Kieffer #2014″ timeline_label=”May 21, 1977″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16968″ _builder_version=”3.19.18″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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A drunk driver struck Sergeant Kieffer while at the intersection of 16^th Street and McDowell.  Sergeant Kieffer was rendered a quadriplegic from this accident.  He continued to work for the department until retiring on September 13, 1991.  On May 21, 1997, he died after succumbing to the injuries he had received twenty years earlier.  Sergeant Kieffer was survived by his wife and children.

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Marc Todd Atkinson #5930″ timeline_label=”March 26th, 1999″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” _builder_version=”3.1.1″]Officer Atkinson was following a suspicious vehicle with three male occupants in the area of 30^th Avenue and Catalina.  The driver lured Officer Atkinson into an industrial area where he was ambushed by gunfire and killed instantly.  Officer Atkinson was a five-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department.  He was survived by his wife, and 7-month-old son.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Goelet Beuf #6896″ timeline_label=”September 10, 2002″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16952″ _builder_version=”3.26.8″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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Officer Beuf contacted two suspicious persons in the area of 23^rd Avenue and Lone Cactus.  One suspect, in possession of drugs and wanted on fugitive warrants, ran and was chased by the officer.  A struggle ensued, both the suspect and Officer Beuf fell into the roadway and were struck by a semi truck.  Officer Beuf was killed instantly; the suspect survived the accident.  Officer Beuf joined the Phoenix Police Department on June 1, 1998.  Officer Beuf was survived by his wife and four children ages seven months, three, five and seve

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Beryl ‘Wayne’ Scott #5580″ timeline_label=”September 10, 2002″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16969″ _builder_version=”3.26.8″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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Officer Beryl “Wayne” Scott was killed in a motor vehicle collision while en route to assist in an unrelated DUI/fatality investigation. Officer Scott was south bound on North 7th Street at Thunderbird when another driver pulled out in front of him. Officer Scott’s motorcycle struck the driver’s side door of the vehicle and was kill instantly.  The other driver survived the accident.  Officer Scott joined the Phoenix Police Department on November 19, 1991. He is survived by his wife, who was six months pregnant at the time of the accident.  At the time of his death, Officer Scott was assigned as a motor officer and served as a liaison to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). Prior to joining the Phoenix Police Department, Officer Scott served as an officer for the El Mirage Police Department.

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Don R. Schultz #4410″ timeline_label=”May 12th, 2004″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16958″ _builder_version=”3.19.18″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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Officer Don R. Schultz #4410 became lodged underwater in a canal gate while participating in a Dive Team search for evidence in a death investigation at 19^th Avenue and Hatcher.  Officer Schultz was pulled from the water but was taken off of life support and passed away on May 12, 2004.  Officer Schultz  was a member of the department’s Air Support Unit as a Pilot in Command and granted Unit Rescue Pilot status.  He was also a member of the Specialized Dive Team.  His many awards included the Officer of the Month in 1997 and 2002, the Medal of Life Saving in 1986, the Medal of Valor in 2000 and the Medal of Merit in 2002.  Officer Don Schultz was survived by his wife and mother.

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Jason Wolfe #7215″ timeline_label=”August 28, 2004″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16951″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Several officers responded to emergency radio traffic of a shooting at apartments at 19^th Avenue and Las Palmaritas.  Upon their arrival, officers found a person suffering from a serious gunshot wound to his neck. Witnesses at the scene advised the suspect was in an upstairs apartment and may be holding other victims inside.  Officers forced entry into the apartment and Officer Jason Wolfe #7215 and Officer Eric White #7275 immediately, sustained fatal gunshot wounds, another officer survived a gunshot wound in his left hip area. The suspect died as a result of a self inflicted gunshot wound.  Officer Jason Wolfe was 27 years old and was a four year veteran of the department.  He was also married and left behind a 3 and 6 year old.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Eric White #7275″ timeline_label=”August 28, 2004″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16951″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Several officers responded to emergency radio traffic of a shooting at apartments at 19^th Avenue and Las Palmaritas.  Upon their arrival, officers found a person suffering from a serious gunshot wound to his neck. Witnesses at the scene advised the suspect was in an upstairs apartment and may be holding other victims inside.  Officers forced entry into the apartment and Officer Jason Wolfe #7215 and Officer Eric White #7275 immediately, sustained fatal gunshot wounds, another officer survived a gunshot would in his left hip area. The suspect died as a result of a self inflicted gunshot wound.  Officer Eric White was 30 years old and was a four year veteran of the department.  He was also married and leaves behind a 3 and 5 year old.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer David Uribe #4276″ timeline_label=”May 10, 2005″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16973″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer David Uribe #4276 was shot in the line-of-duty at 3400 West Cactus Road during a traffic stop of several individuals.  Several citizens rendered aid to the fallen officer but he later passed away at John C. Lincoln hospital from his injuries.  David joined the department on August 2, 1982 and served the community at the Maryvale Precinct and Cactus Park Precinct.  During his 22 years as a Phoenix Police Officer he received numerous commendations and the Medal of Merit.  David is survived by his wife, two sons, three daughters, and two stepsons.  He is also survived by his mother, stepfather, father, sister, two brothers, and five grandchildren.  Officer Uribe was 48 years old at the time of his death. Officer Uribe was transported to John C Lincoln Hospital where he later died of his injuries.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Paul Salmon #8256″ timeline_label=” November 29th, 2005″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16957″ _builder_version=”3.19.18″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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Officer Salmon #8256 of South Mountain Precinct was involved in a single vehicle accident at 3100 West Baseline while responding to a domestic violence call.  He was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital for medical care in extremely critical condition.  Officer Salmon pass away as a result of his injuries on November 29, 2005.  He is survived by his fiancée, mother, father, two sisters and four brothers.

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer George Cortez #8232″ timeline_label=” July 27, 2007″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16949″ _builder_version=”4.8.2″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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On July 27, 2007, at approximately 2030 hours, Officer George Cortez responded to a check cashing business at 2201 N. 83^rd Ave in reference to a suspect attempting to cash a forged check.  The male suspect was inside the store.  He was approached from behind by Officer Cortez who began to handcuff him.  At this time, Officer Cortez was momentarily and purposely distracted by a female suspect.  The male suspect removed a concealed handgun with his still free hand, shooting Officer Cortez in the face.  Officer Cortez was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital but died from his injuries.  The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle but were later arrested.  Officer Cortez was a two-year veteran of the department and is survived by his wife and two young sons.

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Nick Erfle #6994″ timeline_label=”September 18, 2007″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16953″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
At about 0830 hours officers contacted three subjects at 24th Street and Pinchot Avenue. After obtaining the suspects’ identification and running them on the computer one suspect was found to have a warrant.  While placing this suspect into custody he produced a weapon and shot Officer Nick Erfle.  The suspect then committed a car-jacking, forcing the occupant to drive him away from the scene.  Officer Erfle was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.  SAU officers later located the vehicle in the area of 25th Avenue and McDowell Road at which time they confronted the suspect.  An SAU officer subsequently shot and killed the suspect.  The hostage in the vehicle was recovered unharmed.  Officer Erfle is survived by his wife and two children.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Shane Figueroa #8485″ timeline_label=”October 25, 2008″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16950″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
At 0122 hours Officer Shane Figueroa of the Phoenix Police Department was driving his fully marked police vehicle northbound on S. 19^th Avenue while responding to a series of shots fired calls.   As he approached south Roeser Road, a vehicle was driving southbound and turned left in front of Officer Figueroa’s vehicle.  The vehicle collided with Officer Figueroa’s vehicle which spun around and eventually impacted a block wall.  Officer Figueroa sustained fatal injuries during this crash.  The other driver had minor injuries and the passenger had serious injuries.  The suspect was arrested for one count of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault.  He was also booked into jail for four warrants issued for various charges involving incidents in other jurisdictions.  Officer Figueroa had served less than three years as a Phoenix Police Officer.  He is survived by his wife and his 3 month old baby.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Travis Murphy #8474″ timeline_label=”May 26, 2010″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16971″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
At 0138 hours officers observed a vehicle driving erratically in the area of Indian School Road west of 19^th Avenue.  The driver fled from officers but later a call was broadcast in the area of 1926 W Fairmount, where a subject backed a vehicle into the carport of a vacant house and was covering it with a tarp.  Officers Travis Murphy and his partner arrived and observed the suspect vehicle.  They began searching the area on foot for the suspect.  Officer Murphy walked along the front yard when the suspect opened fire on Officer Murphy with a rifle striking him several times.  Officer Murphy returned fire but the suspect was not hit and fled on foot.  Officer Murphy was immediately taken via police car to St. Joseph’s Hospital.  He was communicating with fellow officers up until the time he arrived at the hospital.  At 0333 hours Officer Murphy died during surgical attempts to stop the internal bleeding caused by his wounds. The suspect was found hiding in the area by officers and was taken into custody with non-serious Police K-9 bite injuries.  Officer Murphy joined the Police Department on December 19, 2005.  He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two week old son, parents, and step-brother.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer Daryl Raetz, #8899″ timeline_label=”May 19, 2013″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16964″ _builder_version=”3.19.18″ text_font=”||||||||”]

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At approximately 3:30 a.m. Officer Daryl Raetz, #8899 and his partner were finishing processing of the scene from a DUI stop in the area of 51st Avenue and Cambridge. At that time, Officer Raetz was struck by another vehicle, which was traveling northbound on 51st Avenue. Officer Raetz was transported to St.  Joseph’s hospital, where he died of his injuries. The suspect vehicle fled the scene.  Officer Raetz was 29-years-old and had been with the department for approximately six years. He was assigned to the 81K squad in the Maryvale Precinct. He was also a veteran of the Iraq War. Officer Raetz leaves behind a wife and young child.

[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer John Hobbs #5624″ timeline_label=”March 3rd, 2014″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_17279″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
Officer John Hobbs #5624 and Officer Albert “A.J.” Casados III #8467 were attempting to make contact with a violent suspect. Upon contact with the suspect, Officer Hobbs and Casados became involved in a gun battle at which time Officer Hobbs was fatally wounded.  Officer Hobbs was hired on the department on October 22nd, 1992 and had just completed his twenty-first year. Officer Hobbs was survived by his wife and their three children. During this incident, Officer Albert “AJ” Casados III  #8467 was also wounded; A. J. but recovered from his injuries.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Officer David Glasser #8144″ timeline_label=”May 19th, 2016″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16959″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]WATCH VIDEO
At approximately 2:30 P.M., Officer David Glasser #8144 and several officers responded to report of a burglary in progress with the suspect, who was known to the resident, stealing firearms from the home in the area of 7700 South 48th Lane.  Officers met the caller nearby and formed a team of six officers, including Officer Glasser, and headed to the residence. Upon their arrival, they found the armed suspect seated inside a vehicle in the driveway of the home, and a gunfight ensued.  Officer Glasser was mortally wounded.  The suspect was shot and died at the scene.  Officer David Glasser was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital in extremely critical condition, however on Thursday morning, May 19th, Officer Glasser died as a result of his injuries sustained in the shooting. In death, he was able to help serve others as an organ donor.  Officer Grasser was 34 years old at the time of his death.  He was a 12-year member of the department assigned to the Maryvale Precinct Neighborhood Enforcement Team.  Officer Glasser is survived by his wife and two small children as well as his parents, sister, and a close extended family.
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On March 21st at 0810 hours Officer Paul Rutherford #6403
and Officer Lance Miller #5189 arrived on scene of a collision in the area of 75th Drive and West Indian School Road. While investigating the collision, Officer Rutherford answered to respond on foot to a priority call across the street. Officer Rutherford was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. Officer Rutherford was transported to the hospital, where he ultimately passed away due to his injuries. Officer Rutherford served his community and the Phoenix Police Department with honor for 23 years. Prior to joining the Phoenix Police Department he served in the Air Force. Officer Rutherford is survived by his wife of 30 years, two adult sons and their wives, a grandson, his father and mother, two brothers and a sister.

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On March 29th, 2020 Commander Carnicle and two other officers responded to the area of Pinnacle Peak and 40th Drive. The caller advised that one of the roommates was acting peculiar and the other roommates wanted him to leave.  The officers contacted the roommate, advised him he would have to leave and helped him remove some of his property. While they were taking his property outside, he slammed the front door on the officers.

The officers reentered the house and were climbing the stairs when the suspect came out of one of the rooms upstairs and shot Commander Greg Carnicle, and two other officers.  The  commander Carnicle and the other officers were transported to a local hospital where Commander Carnicle was pronounced deceased.  Several hours later the suspect came out of the house armed with a handgun.  He was shot and died at the scene. Despite serious physical injuries of the other two officers, they both would later recover.

Commander Carnicle spent 31 years with the Phoenix Police Department. He was scheduled to retire soon but wanted to finish out his time as the night duty commander. He was married with four adult children and several grandchildren.

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On May 31, 2021, Officer Ginarro New was involved in an on-duty collision at the intersection at Greenway and Cave creek.  Officer Ginarro New had just started his overnight shift when another driver ran a red light at a high rate of speed and hit Officer New’s police vehicle causing to roll over a nearby block fence.  The other driver was killed.  Officer New was transported to John C. Lincoln Hospital, where he passed away from his injuries.  He is survived by his wife, his mother, his brother, and his grandmother.  Officer New had dedicated his life to public service, first in the military and then the last two years as a Phoenix Police officer.  He was just 27 years old.

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On October 20, 1994, Officer Ben Boyer responded to 1721 W. Carson to assist the Phoenix Special Assignment Unit with the apprehension of a homicide suspect barricaded in his home. K9 Dax was deployed to locate the suspect in the residence and was shot by the suspect using a 12-gauge shotgun. The suspect later shot at and injured SAU officers. The suspect ultimately died of injuries sustained during the shooting with the police.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”Hunter” timeline_label=”April 17, 1996″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” module_id=”overlay_unique_id_16966″ _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]On April 17, 1996 at 2:00 AM, K9 Officer Jeff Kozel and Hunter responded to the area of 3000 E. Cactus Rd. to a subject with a gun call. The subject was located in the backyard of a residence attempting to force entry. K9 Hunter was deployed into the backyard to apprehend the suspect and to allow officers enough time to evacuate the sleeping family. K9 Hunter was shot five times by the suspect and returned to Officer Kozel when called. K9 Hunter died in Officer Kozel’s arms en route to the hospital. The suspect was arrested and convicted.
[/et_pb_vertical_timeline_item][et_pb_vertical_timeline_item title=”R.J.” timeline_label=”August 13th, 2005″ use_read_more=”off” animation=”off” _builder_version=”3.1.1″ text_font=”||||||||”]On Saturday August 13th, 2005, at approximately 1830 hours, several officers  were pursuing a suspect for armed robbery. Officer Bryan Hanania and his police service dog R.J., were trying to apprehend the suspect after he fled from his vehicle on foot in the neighborhood of 2100 East Garfield. Officer Hanania and other officers chased the suspect into an alley where the suspect had reacquired his vehicle. As the officers were in the alley, the suspect drove rapidly in their direction. The suspect appeared to intentionally drive toward R.J. and struck the K-9 with his vehicle. The officers were able to avoid being struck by the car and the suspect was eventually apprehended by other officers.Officers immediately transported R.J. to an emergency clinic where he was diagnosed with critical injuries to include a broken spine. R.J. was euthanized as his injuries were determined to be insurmountable.
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2018, two suspects led officers on a 30 minute pursuit following a kidnapping and carjacking that ended in the area of 27th Ave and Bethany Home Road after officers deployed stop sticks. The suspects fled the area but one suspect was immediately apprehended, while the other suspect was located by Phoenix Police tactical teams hiding in the attic of a nearby home. Police Caine Bane was released to capture the suspect but was killed in the line of duty during the apprehension. K-9 Bain had served with the Phoenix Police Department for two years.
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