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Police Officer James Francis Dougherty | San Francisco Police Department, California San Francisco Police Department, California

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James Francis Dougherty

San Francisco Police Department, California

End of Watch: Tuesday, January 11, 2000

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 56

Tour: 29 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Aircraft accident

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Officer James Dougherty and Inspector Kirk Brookbush were killed when their helicopter crashed.

The officers were flying a Bell Jet Ranger OH-58 helicopter on a routine flight from a maintenance facility in Tulare County to San Francisco, when they requested a flight level below 1000 feet because of foggy conditions. After the request was made, at approximately 2100 hours, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens. After an all night search, the wreckage was discovered at 0830 hours the next morning.

Officer Dougherty was an experienced aircraft mechanic before joining the San Francisco Police Department. He had been a member of the San Francisco Police Department for 29 years, and is survived by his three children.

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Inspector Kirk B. Brookbush
San Francisco Police Department, California
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 11, 2000
Cause: Aircraft accident

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I have become more proud every day grow older to the 56 years young he was when he was killed. As his oldest son, I burden a lot of guilt for not defending our name properly. The injustices incurred upon my family were apalling. I've suffered indescribable amount of pain in the events surroundin my father and Kirks death. I condemn the San Francisco Police Department for disrespecting My name, and Officer Brukbush's by inappropriately handling their service to an inadequately managed and serviced civil service entity, not to mentio the libetal dispersion of his accumulated assets to a girlfriend of 4 years!

Jeffrey Thomas Dougherty, eldest son
First born
June 30, 2016

 

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