Archive of 2011 January

20Jan2011
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Detective Roger Castillo

Miami-Dade Police Department, Florida. Date of Death: Thursday, January 20, 2011. Age: 41 Detectives Roger Castillo and Amanda Haworth were shot and killed while serving a felony warrant on a man wanted for murder. The detectives, along with two other members of a regional task force, had gone to a home near the intersection of NW Seventh Avenue and 69th Street. Upon making contact

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17Jan2011
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Police Officer Larry Nehasil

Livonia Police Department, Michigan. Date of Death: Monday, January 17, 2011. Age: 48 Officer Larry Nehasil was shot and killed in Walled Lake while conducting surveillance on two suspects wanted in connection with several burglaries and home invasion robberies. He and several other officers had followed the suspects to a home in a Walled Lake neighborhood. After observing the men

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17Jan2011
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Officer Christopher Matlosz

Police Officer Chris Matlosz was shot and killed by a man he had stopped to talk to on August Drive at approximately 4:00 pm. Officer Matlosz was on patrol when he stopped his patrol car to speak with a man walking along the road. As they spoke, the male took one step back, drew a handgun and shot Officer Matlosz three times, killing him. The suspect immediately fled the scene. He was

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14Jan2011
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Police Officer Christopher Matlosz

Lakewood Police Department, New Jersey. Date of Death: Friday, January 14, 2011. Age: 27. Police Officer Chris Matlosz was shot and killed by a man he had stopped to talk to on August Drive at approximately 4:00 pm. Officer Matlosz was on patrol when he stopped his patrol car to speak with a man walking along the road. As they spoke, the male took one step back, drew a handgun and

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14Jan2011
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Police Officer Kevin P. Marceau

Dallas Police Department, Texas. Date of Death: Friday, January 14, 2011. Age: 47. Officer Kevin Marceau died as the result of injuries sustained on November 13, 1996, when he was struck by a vehicle while chasing a hit-and-run suspect. He was working an off duty law enforcement job near White Rock Lake when he observed a car accident. He began to chase one of the drivers on foot as the

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13Jan2011
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Police Officer Rogerio Morales

Davie Police Department, Florida. Date of Death: Thursday, January 13, 2011. Age: 27. Officer Rogerio Morales suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in tryouts for his agency's SWAT team. He was participating in the tryouts when he suddenly collapsed. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained in a coma until passing away three days later. Officer Morales had

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09Jan2011
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Police Officer William H. Torbit Jr.

Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland. Date of Death: Sunday, January 9, 2011. Age: 33. Officer William Torbit was accidentally shot and killed by uniformed police officers after responding to a fight at a nightclub on North Paca Street at approximately 1:15 am. Officer Torbit, who was in plainclothes, was one of the first officers to arrive to a call of a large fight at a

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05Jan2011
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Chief of Police Ralph Painter

Rainier Police Department, Oregon. Date of Death: Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Age: 55. Chief Ralph Painter was shot and killed after responding to a local car stereo shop in which a man was attempting to take a car that did not belong to him. When Chief Painter made contact with the man a struggle ensued. The subject was able to disarm and fatally shoot him. The man then exchanged

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04Jan2011
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Deputy Sheriff John Norsworthy

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Texas. Date of Death: Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Age: 39 Deputy John Norsworthy succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on December 27, 2010. He was en route to backup another officer on a traffic stop when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree near the intersection of FM 762 and Benton Road. Deputy Norsworthy was

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01Jan2010
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Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Hopper

Clark County Sheriff's Office, Ohio. Date of Death: Saturday, January 1, 2011. Age: 40. Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Hopper was shot and killed after responding to a call of a window being shot out at a trailer park in Enon. While conducting a preliminary investigation, Deputy Hopper observed a footprint and took out a camera to photograph it. As she was taking photographs, a male opened

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