Trooper Tyler Edenhofer BADGE #10449 EOW: July 25th, 2018 Radio operators received a call of a subject in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10, about Avondale Boulevard and the subject was in and out of the roadway throwing things at cars. Some citizens pulled over to...
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...
