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Police Officer John Milledge | Miami Police Department, Florida Miami Police Department, Florida

Police Officer

John Milledge

Miami Police Department, Florida

End of Watch: Friday, November 1, 1946

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 47

Tour: 4 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 11/1/1946

Weapon: Rifle; .22 caliber

Suspect: Served 19 months

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Officer Milledge was shot and killed as he stood near the entrance to Dorsey Park in Overtown. Officer Milledge had chased several youths away from the park when he caught them trying to climb over the fence to watch a high school football game. The suspects went to one of the boy's home, got a .22 caliber rifle and returned to the scene. They saw Officer Milledge standing by the entrance and one of the boys shot him in the throat, killing him. The suspect fled to New York City and remained at large for 43 years. He was arrested in 1989 and served 19 months in pre-trial confinement and was then freed.

Officer Milledge had been with the agency for four years and was one the agency's first black full-time officers.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 65th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

I am glad that an apprehension was made so many yeas later, but sorry that the defendant didn't seve that much time for his role in your death.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater. Pittsburg Police Dept., eow 4/24
November 1, 2011

 

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