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Photograph: Officer Richard F. Giguere

Patch image: Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia






Officer Richard F. Giguere
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia

End of Watch: Wednesday, June 6, 1979

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Giguere and Officer Alfred Jackson were killed when the police helicopter they were in crashed. They were just clearing from false burglary in progress call when the helicopter lost power and hit electrical lines. Officer Giguere was acting as the observer in the helicopter.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Metropolitan Police Department, District of ColumbiaOfficer Alfred V. Jackson
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

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