| Detective Robert R. Monette
Virginia Beach Police Department
Virginia
End of Watch: Thursday, December 19, 1968 Biographical Info
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: Thursday, December 19, 1968
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available Detective Monette and Officer Roger McClung drowned during a dive team training excercise in Lake Wesley. During the training a third trainee began to suffer trouble in the water. Detective Monette and Officer McClung saved the officer but drowned doing so. Detective Monette was a Vietnam War veteran and had been with the agency for two years. He was survived by his wife, 6-month-old daughter, and 2-year-old son. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
