Deputy Sheriff Dennis Leo Riley

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Leo Riley | Charles County Sheriff's Office, Maryland
Charles County Sheriff's Office, Maryland
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Leo Riley

Charles County Sheriff's Office, Maryland

End of Watch Tuesday, January 11, 1977

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Dennis Leo Riley

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Riley was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Route 228 and U.S. Route 301 in Waldorf, Maryland.

As he waited for a traffic light to change, a tractor trailer fuel tanker skidded to a stop and overturned on his patrol car, killing him instantly.

Deputy Riley had previously served in the Vietnam War with the United States Marine Corps. He was survived by his wife and four children.

Bio

  • Age Not available
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge 49
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash
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Dennis, Please keep holding those gates of Heaven open for the rest of us.

RIP My Brother

Cpl. Robert L. Padgett Motor 67
Charles County Sh. Office, MD

May 29, 2014

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