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GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS.
THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS.
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Jeffery Dean Ginn
On July 10, 1991, Officer Ginn, a nine year veteran
assigned to the Motorcycle Squad, was on routine patrol around 1:45 p.m. Officer Ginn
smelled smoke coming from a house on Pecan street in Pasadena. He suspected the smoke was
that of burning marijuana and stopped to investigate. Officer Ginn entered the backyard of
the residence through an open gate and spotted a male suspect burning material in a
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As Officer Ginn approached the suspect to talk to him, the suspect ran into
the garage and grabbed a pistol and pointed it at Officer Ginn. At that point gunfire was
exchanged between the officer and the suspect. Neither Officer Ginn nor the suspect were
hit in this initial exchange of gunfire, however the suspected managed to retrieve an M-1
carbine rifle from just inside the house. At that point Officer Ginn had already radioed
for backup and was attempting to reload his duty revolver and retreat to an area of better
cover. The suspect opened fire on Officer Ginn and struck him several times. Although
Officer Ginn was wearing a ballistic vest, one shot struck his chest from a side entry
wound. As Officer Ginn lay dying the suspect stood over him and
fired one more round into the officer's head. The suspect, a mental patient, took an
elderly female neighbor hostage. After a twenty hour standoff the suspect committed
suicide. Officer Ginn was survived by his wife and two young daughters. |

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Leslie Ian Early
Killed in the line of duty
November 5, 1993
On November 5, 1993 at
approximately 5:00 a.m. Officer Les Early was participating in the execution
of a narcotics arrest and search warrant. Officer Early was the point man on
the department's S.W.A.T. team who had been asked to execute the warrant due
to the high risk nature of the location. The location was a fortified drug
house making entry dangerous. As the S.W.A.T. team entered the residence
gunfire erupted and officer Early was struck one time near the collarbone. |
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He was rushed to a
local hospital where he died shortly after arrival. The suspect in the case
was arrested and charged with murder. He is currently serving a life
sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections. Officer Early was survived
by his wife and young son. |

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