Another Death

[dw]

http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid=18115

[Welpe]

Man that hits close to home.

[NWTSCL]

I live just a few miles away from East Palo Alto. Officers from surrounding agencies (including CHP and other counties) came to relieve EPA officers from their duty for a day of mourning. RIP. . .

[Mick]

Posted: 1/10/2006
Authorities were investigating on Monday what appeared to be a Sunday suicide of a Sacramento-area California Highway Patrol officer in the southern area of Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay.

The officer's name was being withheld until family could be notified, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said.

The officer was off duty and appears to have died from a single gunshot wound to the head, the sheriff's office said. He was found Monday in the Inspiration Point area of south Lake Tahoe, the sheriff's office said.

The California Highway Patrol is conducting a joint administrative investigation, the sheriff's office said.

http://tinyurl.com/7cvej



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Officer's death likely suicide

January 10, 2006
Authorities looking into the death of an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer whose body was found Monday at the parking lot of Inspiration Point at Emerald Bay believe the man shot himself in the head.

The name of the man has not been released pending notification of next of kin, said El Dorado County sheriff's LT. Les Lovell.

The man's body was discovered around 8 a.m. on the southern side of the bay by a passerby, Lovell said. A loaded revolver found nearby indicated one bullet fired from the gun, Lovell said. "I'm very confident that this was a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Lovell said.

A check on the man's driver license revealed he was a California Highway Patrol officer. An autopsy was scheduled.

"People come to Lake Tahoe because it is a pleasant memory for them, and it's the last thing they want to see before committing suicide," Lovell said. "We've had lots of those in the past."

[SB 405]

Like others have said here before,it ain't a job for everybody.

[Soon2BCHP]

Damn. May he and all of those that have passed Rest In Peace. My sincere apologie's* to his family.

[FuelInjection09]

To some of you thinking of applying:

Suicide/divorces among police officers are astronomical. Do your homework before applying. A field trip to your county's coroners office should partially help in making your decision. Crime scenes homicide detectives investigate are usually "orderly" compared to fatal auto accident sites. Get used to seeing bodies ripped apart and scattered across the road, victims being burned to death, kids mangled in wreckage, etc. This job is not for the faint of heart.

P.S. - Do officers still wear their black ribbon across their badge for an off-duty suicide?

[x MAIT]

Fuel, you obviously love to post, but do you have any hard facts to back up what you are talking about? How many fatal collisions have you been to? How many crime scenes? How many Officer suicides are you aware of? How is it different from the rest of the population? How do the divorce stats compare? I have no problem with anything anyone wants to post, but I do think it is important to be factual. If your statements are factual, then thanks for the info. If not, then do a little research first. If I want information without any facts to support it, I can always read the first section of the LA Times.

[FuelInjection09]

Fuel, you obviously love to post, but do you have any hard facts to back up what you are talking about? How many fatal collisions have you been to? How many crime scenes? How many Officer suicides are you aware of? How is it different from the rest of the population? How do the divorce stats compare? I have no problem with anything anyone wants to post, but I do think it is important to be factual. If your statements are factual, then thanks for the info. If not, then do a little research first. If I want information without any facts to support it, I can always read the first section of the LA Times.

11-44 T/Cs: 4
187s:2
Suicides: 1
Officer Involved Suicides I'm personally aware of: 2

Articles w/ factual evidence:

http://www.tearsofacop.com/police/articles/dugdale.html

http://divorcesupport.about.com/cs/avoidingdivorce/a/policestress.htm

And I agree with your LA Times reference, XMait

[NWTSCL]

You guys have to read this story about the incident and the ride-along Explorer's part in it. It sent chills up my spine.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/13598762.htm

[Welpe]

That is simply heart wrenching.

It turns out this hits closer to home than I thought. Officer May was the son of one of our city commissioners. They are having local service for him, I'm going to try to attend.

[SB 405]

A similar shooting happened here in Manhattan Beach California about ten years ago when a MBPD Officer had his 14w/o nephew with him on a ride long while working morning watch. The Officer stopped a vehicle in a shopping mall parking lot in the early morning hours but failed to notify dispatch of his location. Upon approaching the vehicle the driver shot the Officer and took off. The young boy got on the radio and called for help.

[Phil the Frenchy]

Damn. May he and all of those that have passed Rest In Peace. My sincere apologie's* to his family.

I agree, this is the best to say.

[not5150]

A similar shooting happened here in Manhattan Beach California about ten years ago when a MBPD Officer had his 14w/o nephew with him on a ride long while working morning watch. The Officer stopped a vehicle in a shopping mall parking lot in the early morning hours but failed to notify dispatch of his location. Upon approaching the vehicle the driver shot the Officer and took off. The young boy got on the radio and called for help.

If I remember correctly, Officer Ganz retreated back to the vehicle. The murderer chased him back and shot him in front of his nephew.

[FREEWAY FUZZ]

I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET A FEW MONTHS AGO AND LOOKING AT THE LOSS RATE OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE CHP IS RANKED #2 IN THE NATION FOR LOSING OFFICERS. NYPD IS #1. I ALSO LOOKED AT ARIZONA AND NEVEDA HIGHWAY PATROL AND THEY HAVE LOST BETWEEN 8 AND 10 SINCE THEY STARTED. HUGE DIFFERENCE, DON'T YOU THINK? HOW CLOSE TO HOME IS THAT? THE MORE TIME WE GET ON THIS DEPARTMENT, THE EASIER IT GETS TO BECOME COMPLACENT. EXPECTING EVERY STOP TO GO JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE. I'M JUST AS GUILTY AS ANYONE. BUT AFTER MAKING THAT DISCOVERY, I SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE AND TOOK JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE I WAS PAYING MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT I WAS DOING AND WHAT WAS HAPPENING AROUND ME. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE GUYS. WHEN I WAS IN THE ARMY WE USED TO ALWAYS SAY "STAY ALERT, STAY ALIVE" I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE APPLICABLE IN OUR PROFESSION.