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Officer Richard Armijo | Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico
Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico

Officer

Richard Armijo

Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico

End of Watch: Tuesday, September 30, 1958

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: September 30, 1958
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Armijo was killed in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Second Street and Coal Avenue. He was responding to the scene of another accident when the accident occurred. The motorcycle was repaired and issued to Officer Max Oldham, who was killed five months later, when he was struck head-on by a drunk driver while on patrol.
Officer Armijo had been with the agency for six years and was survived by his wife and three daughters.