| Police Officer William Douglas Black
Virginia Beach Police Department
Virginia
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 11, 1979 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Officer William Black and Detective Jimmy Mobley were killed in a helicopter accident.
The copter went down in the Atlantic Ocean between Croatan and Dam Neck.They were leading a rescue boat to the scene of a disabled boat using their spotlight. During the operation, the helicopter dove into the ocean. Officer Black had been employed with the Virginia Beach Police Department for six years. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
