Officer Edward A. Rebel BADGE #233 EOW: June 28th, 1988 Age: 50 Officer Rebel, 50, was shot to death while attempting to arrest a suspect driving a stolen car near Marana on Interstate 10. Officer Rebel, despite his mortal wound, was able to fire a volley of shots,...
Officer Bruce A. Petersen BADGE #3536 EOW: October 20th, 1987 Age: 30 Officer Petersen was in pursuit of a speeding vehicle on State Route 61 near Concho when his patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Just prior to the incident, investigators said another...
Paramedic Richard G. Stratman BADGE #1622 EOW: October 2nd, 1983 Age: 27 Paramedic Stratman was on the same mission as Pilot McNeff in a departmental helicopter during a rainstorm when it crashed in a cotton field near Marana. The DPS aircraft was enroute to Catalina...
Officer Thomas P. McNeff BADGE #1758 EOW: October 2nd, 1983 Age: 36 Pilot McNeff was flying a DPS helicopter in a rainstorm when it crashed in a cotton field near Marana. The DPS aircraft was en route to Catalina to pick up a pregnant woman and fly her to a Tucson...
Officer William H. Murie BADGE #721 EOW: November 19th, 1980 Age: 31 Officer Murie was en route to Phoenix from Flagstaff on Nov. 16 when he stopped just north of Phoenix on Interstate 17 to assist at a crash scene. He was struck by a passing vehicle, crushing his...
Officer John C. Walker BADGE #150 EOW: November 30th, 1979 Age: 46 Officer Walker was shot and killed while working an undercover cocaine case. He was sitting in his car at Tucson International Airport when he was shot. The assailant, Genaro Celaya, 28, of Ajo, was...
