On Wednesday, June 29th, members of the Department gathered at the Texas Canyon Rest Area on interstate 10 east of Benson to re-dedicate the flagstone memorial marker for DPS Officer Noah “Mac” Merrill #695, who was killed in the line of duty on December 11, 1978. In...
History of the creation of the DPS Officer Monument & Memorial Statue & Honor Walls By Vickie Toll Retired DPS Detective Frank Shankwitz was on a trip to Albany, New York attending a Homicide School. There, was a small museum that he visited while in Albany...
Officer Timothy A. Huffman BADGE #5430 EOW: May 6th, 2013 Officer Huffman was on scene helping investigate an injury collision on Interstate 8, 40 miles east of Yuma, when a tanker truck failed to yield to the closure of the number-two lane on the highway. The driver...
Officer Christopher R. Marano BADGE #6759 EOW: December 17th, 2009 Officer Marano died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle on the Loop 101 freeway in Phoenix. Officer Marano was in the process of laying down “stop sticks”, a tire deflation device,...
Officer/Paramedic Bruce W. Harrolle BADGE #5669 EOW: October 13th, 2008 DPS Officer/Paramedic Bruce W. Harrolle was killed while assisting with a search and rescue mission of two stranded hikers. Officer Harrolle was struck by the helicopter’s rotor blades and fatally...
