“All Gave Some, Some Gave All”
Deputy Sheriff Garry E Hobbs
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Hobbs died as a result of being exposed to high levels of herbicide while recovering a stolen vehicle nine years earlier.
Deputy Hobbs was examining the vehicle on June 7, 1991, when a crop duster inadvertently sprayed him as it flew overhead.…
Read MoreDeputy Hobbs died as a result of being exposed to high levels of herbicide while recovering a stolen vehicle nine years earlier.
Deputy Hobbs was examining the vehicle on June 7, 1991, when a crop duster inadvertently sprayed him as it flew overhead. The herbicide caused severe neurological damage that caused his health to deteriorate until his death on December 9, 2000.
Deputy Hobbs was a Vietnam War veteran. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, sister, and a brother.
Major Edward Kaye Humphrey
Jupiter Police Department
Major Edward Humphrey suffered a fatal heart attack during a vehicle pursuit of a bank robbery suspect.
In July 1996, the suspect was sentenced to 22-1/2 years in federal prison for the robbery of the bank and for federal possession of a firearm.…
Read MoreMajor Edward Humphrey suffered a fatal heart attack during a vehicle pursuit of a bank robbery suspect.
In July 1996, the suspect was sentenced to 22-1/2 years in federal prison for the robbery of the bank and for federal possession of a firearm.
Major Humphrey was survived by his wife.
Sergeant James A Hunt III
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Hunt was shot and killed while attempting to stop an ATM robbery. While Sergeant Hunt was searching one of the suspects the other pulled out a handgun and shot him in the face twice, killing him instantly.
The suspect then tried to commit suicide but survived.…
Read MoreSergeant Hunt was shot and killed while attempting to stop an ATM robbery. While Sergeant Hunt was searching one of the suspects the other pulled out a handgun and shot him in the face twice, killing him instantly.
The suspect then tried to commit suicide but survived. He was found guilty of Sergeant Hunt’s murder and sentenced to death. However, in June of 1998, the Florida Supreme Court commuted the death sentence to life in prison because the murder was not premeditated.
Sergeant Hunt is survived by his wife and two sons.
Sergeant Donald R Mahan
Port St. Lucie Police Department
Sergeant Mahan was killed when he was struck by a car as he was crossing a road to assist accident victims. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Read MoreSergeant Mahan was killed when he was struck by a car as he was crossing a road to assist accident victims. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Deputy Sheriff Anita Karen Pospisil
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Anita Pospisil was killed when her patrol car was broadsided by a truck which had run a red light at the intersection of Jupiter Farms Road and Indiantown Road.
Deputy Pospisil had served with the agency for four years.…
Read MoreDeputy Anita Pospisil was killed when her patrol car was broadsided by a truck which had run a red light at the intersection of Jupiter Farms Road and Indiantown Road.
Deputy Pospisil had served with the agency for four years. She is survived by her husband and son.
Deputy Kevin Douglas Mathew
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Kevin Mathews was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a limousine in the motorcade for presidential candidate Paul Tsongas.
He was attempting to block traffic at an intersection when he was struck.
Deputy Mathews is survived by his wife.
Read MoreDeputy Kevin Mathews was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a limousine in the motorcade for presidential candidate Paul Tsongas.
He was attempting to block traffic at an intersection when he was struck.
Deputy Mathews is survived by his wife.
Deputy James Rondeau Dickinson
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Dickinson was shot and killed while attempting to serve a court order on a disturbed Vietnam War veteran. The suspect was barricaded in his home and opened fire on Deputy Dickinson with high-powered rifle.
The suspect was eventually taken into custody.…
Read MoreDeputy Dickinson was shot and killed while attempting to serve a court order on a disturbed Vietnam War veteran. The suspect was barricaded in his home and opened fire on Deputy Dickinson with high-powered rifle.
The suspect was eventually taken into custody. He was convicted of second degree murder but released after only 12 years. The man died in 2003.
Deputy Dickinson had served with the agency for 9 years.
Police Officer Brian Heywood Chappell
West Palm Beach Police Department
Officer Chappell was shot and killed during a traffic stop during a speed enforcement assignment. As Officer Chappell approached the vehicle the driver leaned out and fired a single shot which struck Officer Chappell in the heart. He was able to call for assistance before succumbing to his injuries.…
Read MoreOfficer Chappell was shot and killed during a traffic stop during a speed enforcement assignment. As Officer Chappell approached the vehicle the driver leaned out and fired a single shot which struck Officer Chappell in the heart. He was able to call for assistance before succumbing to his injuries. The suspect was apprehended two days later and sentenced to death. Officer Chappell had left his vest in his locker due to the excessive heat.
Officer Chappell had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his parents, three brothers, and sister.
Police Officer Robert Dennis Edwards
West Palm Beach Police Department
Officer Edwards was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a local hospital to assist his partner with a prisoner. The two had arrested a woman at a disturbance and placed her in the back of a patrol car.…
Read MoreOfficer Edwards was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a local hospital to assist his partner with a prisoner. The two had arrested a woman at a disturbance and placed her in the back of a patrol car. The woman started banging her head on the inside of the car causing injuries to herself. Officer Edwards’ partner transported her to the hospital as Officer Edwards waited for a tow truck for the suspect’s car.
When another officer arrived to take over Officer Edwards responded to the hospital to assist his partner. As he entered an intersection another car turned left, causing a collision which knocked Officer Edwards’ patrol car into a concrete light pole.
Officer Edwards had served with the agency for 4 years. He was survived by his wife, four children, brother, and mother.
Deputy Frank Dean Genovese
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Genovese was shot and killed while participating in a SWAT team operation during a standoff with an armed suspect. The suspect, who had set his furniture on fire and was threatening to blow up his townhouse, surrendered to police after a four hour siege.…
Read MoreDeputy Genovese was shot and killed while participating in a SWAT team operation during a standoff with an armed suspect. The suspect, who had set his furniture on fire and was threatening to blow up his townhouse, surrendered to police after a four hour siege.
Although the suspect had fired at officers he was acquitted December 14, 1984, after his attorney convinced a jury that an officer’s return fire may have killed Deputy Genovese.
Six months later the suspect was charged with the attempted murder of a Miami police officer during a wild chase. The pursuit ended when he plowed his corvette into four police cars at a road block, injuring one officer. On March 18, 1988, he was charged with numerous firearms violations including sell and possession of machine guns after his arrest by ATF agents and Miami Police.
Deputy Genovese had served with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department for 16 months. Before that he served with the Datona Beach Police Department for three years.
