| Reserve Officer James Charles Taylor
Dallas Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 24, 1984 Biographical Info
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: R7868 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, July 24, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Reserve Officer Taylor and Lieutenant Robert Cormier were killed in a helicopter accident. The officers were looking for landing spots for the upcoming Republican Convention when the helicopter struck a communications tower 450 in the air. Both officers were killed instantly.
Reserve Officer Taylor had been with the agency for 15 years and was survived by his wife and two sons. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
