Virginia Beach Police Department
Master Police Officer David J. Nieves
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Cause: COVID19
Detective Michael Smith Phillips
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Rodney Fredderick Pocceschi
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, June 23, 2003
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Officer George Wayne Starr
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, August 31, 1991
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Daniel T. Maloney
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer William Douglas Black
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 1968
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Roger L. McClung
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 19, 1968
Cause: Drowned
Special Police Officer Hezekiah Little, Jr.
Princess Anne County, VA
EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1953
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Charles E. Porteus
Princess Anne County Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, June 16, 1952
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer St. Elmo C. Trower
Princess Anne County Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, July 12, 1923
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Princess Anne County Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Special Constable Malachi J. Beasley
Princess Anne County, VA
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 1898
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 14
- Aircraft accident 2
- COVID19 1
- Drowned 2
- Gunfire 5
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Motorcycle crash 1
- Vehicular assault 2
By Month
- February 1
- May 1
- June 2
- July 3
- August 3
- September 1
- December 3
By Gender
- Male 14
- Female 0
Predecessor Agencies