Officer Brett C. Buckmister BADGE #5548 EOW: March 21st, 2000 Age: 27 At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 21, 2000, DPS Officer Brett Buckmister (the youngest DPS officer to lose his life in the line of duty) was killed when his patrol car collided with a van on US89...
Officer Floyd J. Fink, Jr. BADGE #940 EOW: February 18th, 2000 Age: 53 Officer Fink had just stopped an eastbound motorist on the Superstition Freeway (U.S. 60) near McClintock Drive, Tempe, when his patrol car was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Robert...
Officer Juan N. Cruz BADGE #3111 EOW: December 9th, 1998 Age: 48 Officer Cruz, along with two other DPS officers, were blocking the high-speed (left) traffic lane of Interstate 10 in Tucson, Arizona, with their patrol vehicles, while investigating a prior collision. A...
Motor Officer Doug E. Knutson BADGE #3818 EOW: January 2nd, 1998 Age: 43 While standing and waiting for a tow truck to remove an abandoned vehicle at the gore point of Scottsdale Road and westbound Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway), Motorcycle Officer Knutson suffered...
Officer Robert K. Martin BADGE #474 EOW: August 15th, 1995 Age: 57 Officer Martin was shot to death during a traffic stop on the Beeline Highway, about seven miles north of Shea Boulevard. With 27 years of service, Officer Martin had the most years of service among...
