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Officer David C. Hawfield | Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

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David C. Hawfield

Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

End of Watch: Monday, July 14, 1969

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 21

Tour: 9 months

Badge # Not available

Cause: Automobile accident

Incident Date: 7/14/1969

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Hawfield and Officer Michael Cody were killed when the patrol wagon they were in was struck by a vehicle which failed to stop for a flashing red light at 8th and K Streets, NE. The impact was so strong that both officers were ejected from the vehicle. As Officer Cody lay dying in the street a citizen stole his police revolver.
Officer Hawfield had been with the agency for nine months.

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Officer Michael J. Cody
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Monday, July 14, 1969
Cause: Automobile accident

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David and I grew up in the same neighborhood along 17th Street in N.W. Washington, D.C. We played together everyday it seems. I was so proud of him when he became a D.C. policeman. I was so shocked and sad when he died suddenly, right before he was to get married. I still miss him to this day.

Dr. Stephen G. Sawyer
Childhood friend
April 7, 2012

 

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