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Police Officer Christopher Fariello

Police OfficerChristopher Fariello

EOW: Jun 08, 2022

Police Officer Christopher Fariello was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Northwest Passage by a vehicle being pursued by other... Read More

Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard

DeputyFirst Class Glenn Hilliard

EOW: Jun 12, 2022

Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was shot and killed in Pittsville while attempting to arrest a man wanted on multiple felony warrants from several jurisdictions. Deputy Hilliard saw the man leaving... Read More

Detective Justin Terry

DetectiveJustin Terry

EOW: Jun 10, 2022

Detective Justin Terry was killed when a steel height-restriction beam fell onto his department vehicle on U.S. 95, near Route 215, at about 7:00 am. The beam had been installed to... Read More

Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson

Senior InvestigatorKyle Patterson

EOW: Jun 09, 2022

Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson succumbed to injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Okeechobee Road, near South Header Canal Road, in Fort Pierce. A driver was traveling eastbound in the... Read More

Police Officer Kennis Croom

Police OfficerKennis Croom

EOW: Jun 09, 2022

Police Officer Kennis Croom was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at the 2400 block of 51st Avenue in Meridian at 5:30 pm. Other officers responding to... Read More

Michael Davis

DetectiveMichael David Davis Jr.

EOW: Oct 24, 2014

On October 24th, 2014, a resident of the City of Auburn called the Sheriff's Office after seeing a suspicious vehicle, occupied by a man and woman, in a residential neighborhood in the southern part of the City. Read More

Timothy Ruggles

Reserve DeputyTimothy Ruggles

EOW: Feb 09, 1986

On February 9, 1986, Deputy Timothy Ruggles was killed in an automobile accident on Laird Road in Loomis while he and his partner were responding to assist a fellow deputy. Read More

James Machado

Deputy SheriffJames E. Machado

EOW: Jul 13, 1978

On July 13, 1978, Deputy James Machado was shot and killed with his own service weapon during a struggle with an escaped mental patient in Auburn. With the help of citizens who witnessed the shooting, officers from California Highway Patrol and an Auburn Police sergeant quickly located the suspect near Interstate 80 and Highway 49. Read More

Arden Webster

Deputy SheriffArden Webster

EOW: Jul 14, 1965

Deputy Arden Webster died during the early morning of July 14, 1965. He had made a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Roseville when he was struck and killed by a pick-up truck. Read More

Richard Sheppard

Deputy SheriffRichard Alfred Sheppard

EOW: Sep 06, 1955

Placer County Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Sheppard was killed in an automobile accident on September 6, 1955, while pursuing a stolen vehicle in Tahoe Vista, Lake Tahoe, California. He was 28 years old. Read More

Charles Carter

ConstableCharles Henry Carter

EOW: Apr 15, 1956

Placer County Constable Charles Henry Carter was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing burglary suspects on April 15, 1956. Read More

William Elam

SheriffWilliam Elam

EOW: Oct 01, 1951

Sheriff William Elam was killed on October 1, 1951 when his vehicle left the roadway and plunged down a 100-foot embankment near Dollar Hill in the North Lake Tahoe area. He was thrown from the car and died at the scene. Read More

Frank Dependener

Deputy SheriffFrank H. “Big Dip” Dependener

EOW: Feb 20, 1928

On February 20, 1928 the Placer County Sheriff’s Office lost one of its most famous law men when Deputy Frank H. “Big Dip” Dependener was killed in a traffic accident while returning from a raid on an illegal liquor operation in the Roseville area. Read More

Deputy Constable Jennifer Lauren Chavis

Deputy ConstableJennifer Lauren Chavis

EOW: Apr 02, 2022

Deputy Constable Jennifer Chavis was killed when her patrol car was struck by a drunk driver on Beltway 8 near Fondren Road. Other drivers had called 911 to report that the... Read More

Patrol Officer Brian Lee Sember

Patrol Officer Brian Lee Sember

EOW: Apr 03, 2022

Patrol Officer Brian Sember died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Sember was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with... Read More

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