Police Officer Scott Richard Rakow
Miami Beach Police Department
Florida

End of Watch: Thursday, June 30, 1988
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Rakow was shot and killed during a pursuit of a suspect following a major undercover drug sting. During the sting the drug dealers had spotters in high rise buildings who observed the police sting and alerted the men. The suspect was later apprehended.

Officer Rakow was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and siblings.

 
Photograph: Police Officer Scott Richard Rakow

Patch image: Miami Beach Police Department, Florida

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