| Dispatcher Douglas Lee Dodson
Harlingen Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, October 2, 1974 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 2, 1974
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Dispatcher Douglas Dodson was killed in a helicopter accident shortly after takeoff. He was acting as observer for Patrolman Humberto Avila of the Mission Police Department. Patrolman Avila was also killed in the accident.
It was later determined that the cause of the accident was due to the use of the wrong type of bolts. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
