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Police Officer Daniel T. Maloney | Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia

Police Officer

Daniel T. Maloney

Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia

End of Watch: Sunday, December 27, 1981

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 25

Tour: 3 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 12/27/1981

Weapon: Handgun

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Daniel Maloney was shot and killed by an attempted-rape suspect after attempting to stop a suspicious vehicle. Dispatchers had just taken the call from the victim and where getting ready to broadcast it when Officer Maloney radioed in the suspicious vehicle. When he attempted to stop the vehicle it sped away and Officer Maloney chased it into a dead-end on Challedon Drive. The suspect jumped out of the vehicle and ran towards Officer Maloney's police car firing, striking him several times through the driver's window.

Officer Maloney was able to radio that he had been shot as the suspect returned to his car and fled. Another officer stopped the vehicle and the suspect immediately exited and opened fire. The officer returned fired and killed the suspect.

Officer Maloney had been with the agency for three years.

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I never personally knew Officer Maloney, rather I ended up living on Daniel Maloney Drive in Virginia Beach. I asked my husband the significance to the name from which I learned the street had been named to honor the memory of Officer Maloney. As it turns out, I am a retired Police Sergeant from Portsmouth. During my career, I had not only attended funerals for several officers, but also had participated in planning police memorial events for my department. Sadly my last month on the force before retirement was attending and helping with events to say goodbye to a wonderful police officer who died in the line of duty in Portsmouth. My husband and I visited the Police Memorial Wall in DC, where we honored the memory of Officer Maloney, the Portsmouth Officer and all of those killed in the line of duty.
This past week, the Lake Wales Police Dept in Florida, allowed me to remember Officer Rick Spaulding, Officer Daniel Maloney, and Deputy Charlie Fisher during their Candlelight Vigil. I have no way of knowing how to get in touch with Officer Maloney's family, if anyone does, I have pictures of the program, and photos of the memorial candle with his name and service printed on it. I will always remember our heroes both known and unknown to me.
Bless all of those who serve and your families.

Sgt. Amber Whittaker Williams (Ret)
Portsmouth Police (Retired)
May 14, 2013

 

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