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Policeman

Pedro Burgos-Lacourt

Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

End of Watch: Monday, October 7, 1985

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 29

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Drowned

Incident Date: 10/7/1985

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Policeman Pedro Burgos-Lacourt drowned while working on efforts to recover the bodies of three policeman who drowned the previous day.

Policeman Homero Ortiz-Martinez, Policeman Herminio Lopez-Pilar, Sergeant Francisco Diaz-Melendez, drowned when their patrol car fell through a broken bridge into a swollen river during Tropical Storm Isabel. The officers were responding to a distress call when the incident occurred.

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		Sergeant Francisco Diaz-Melendez Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico End of Watch: Sunday, October 6, 1985 Cause: Automobile accident

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