Mobile Police Department
| Mobile Police Department | |
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| Common name | Mobile Police |
| Abbreviation | MPD |
| Motto | Making Mobile the Safest City in America with Respect for Everyone |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Mobile County, Alabama |
| Governing body | Law Enforcement |
| Headquarters | 2460 Government Blvd. Mobile, Alabama |
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| Police Officers | 500+ |
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| Facilities | |
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| Detention Centers | 1 (Metro Jail) |
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| Horses | 10 |
| Website | |
| www.mobilepd.org | |
The Mobile Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Mobile, Alabama.[1]
Fallen Officers
Since the establishment of the Mobile Police Department, there have been 20 Officers killed in the line of duty.
| Rank | Name | Date of Death | Cause of Death | Age | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officer | Edward McGrath Morris | 04-01-1901 | Succumbed to wounds sustained the day before while he and his partner attempted to arrest 2 escaped felons | 52 | In a rail yard in south Mobile, Alabama |
| Officer | Charles Haggerty | 12-30-1903 | Shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person | 48 | On Royal Street, in between Government Street and Conti Street |
| Officer | James J. Shaw | 12-21-1924 | Stabbed and killed while investigating a robbery at a local grocery store | 25 | N/A |
| Officer | Christopher M. Dean | 01-22-1926 | Shot and killed while investigating 4 suspicious men | 56 | N/A |
| Officer | W.J. "Happy" Murphy | 10-18-1929 | Shot and killed while on traffic stop with a speeding and stolen vehicle | N/A | On Broad Street, near Conti Street |
| Officer | Edward P. DeFord | 10-31-1935 | Succumbed to injuries sustained the day before after being shot while escorting non-union workers across picket lines during the Gulf Coast Longshoreman's strike | N/A | In the Port of Mobile, Alabama |
| Officer | Cody Bettis | 08-03-1938 | Struck and killed while on his motorcycle by a car that broke through a military convoy that was going through the city | N/A | N/A |
| Officer | Ollie Mason | 06-15-1943 | Shot and killed while on scene at a domestic complaint call | N/A | On South Hamilton Street |
| Officer | Pierce Lee "Rudy" Reeves | 09-24-1944 | Killed after his motorcycle struck an open manhole which threw him on the road | 32 | Intersection of Virginia Street and Tuttle Avenue |
| Officer | Earl Royce Williams | 06-24-1968 | Succumbed to injuries sustained on 06-21-1968 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while directing traffic around an earlier crash | 32 | On the Cochrane Causeway |
| Police Officer | Joseph Pickens Brunson, Jr. | 05-15-1975 | Killed in a motorcycle crash after losing control and striking a mailbox | N/A | On Howell's Ferry Road |
| Patrolman | Henry Johnny Booth | 08-14-1979 | Shot and killed while serving a warrant; a fight began and the suspect got Booth's revolver and shot him | 30 | In the Plateau community of Mobile, Alabama |
| Corporal | Julius Norman Schulte | 04-18-1985 | Shot and killed during a domestic violence call involving a missing child | N/A | N/A |
| Officer | Douglas Emil Kountz, Jr. | 05-02-1992 | Killed in a car crash after hitting a power pole while responding to back-up an Officer | 40 | N/A |
| Corporal | Owen Patrick McClinton | 12-13-1996 | Struck and killed on his motorcycle by a hit-and-run driver while responding to a traffic assignment | 36 | Intersection of Government Street and Mohawk Street |
| Corporal | Rufus Earle Brown | 03-23-1997 | Succumbed to injuries sustained on 02-23-1993 after being beaten against the curb by a drunk man at Mardi Gras | 53 | Intersection of Government Street and South Dearborn Street |
| Corporal | Alan Matthew Thompson | 02-12-2004 | Succumbed to injuries sustained the day before after being struck by a vehicle while working the scene of an earlier crash | 43 | In the 4600 block of Spring Hill Avenue |
| Police Officer | Brandon Nykori Sigler | 06-02-2009 | Shot and killed while investigating a disorderly incident | 26 | In the parking lot of the Tyler Ridge Apartments on Thomas Road |
| Police Officer | Steven Caserlos Dion Green, Sr. | 02-03-2012 | Killed after being stabbed while walking a prisoner into the city jail | 36 | Outside the Mobile City Jail |
| Officer | Justin Taylor Billa | 02-20-2018 | Shot and killed after responding to help arrest a man who just killed his ex-wife | 27 | In the 2000 block of Avondale Court in Mobile, Alabama |
References
- ↑ "City of Mobile Police Department". City of Mobile Police Department. City of Mobile. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
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