United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 2, 1979
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 2, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Probation Officer Charles Venz was killed in a vehicle crash on I-805, just north of Federal Boulevard, in San Diego, California.
He was conducting fieldwork when his vehicle struck a city sanitation truck that was stopped on the interstate.
Officer Venz had served with the United States Courts for nine years and was assigned to the Southern District of California. He was survived by his wife and four daughters.