Hollywood Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Thursday, August 30, 1973
Add to My HeroesPhillip Carl Yourman
Officer Phillip Yourman and Officer Byron Riley were killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a purse snatcher.
The two officers were in an unmarked unit when they observed the crime. As they chased the suspect vehicle into a residential area the patrol car went out of control and struck a palm tree as they made a U-turn on Hollywood Boulevard at 57th Avenue. Both officers suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The suspect they were chasing was never apprehended.
Officer Yourman had served with the Hollywood Police Department for three years.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour 3 years
- Badge 0030
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicle pursuit
- Weapon Automobile
- Offender Never apprehended
Most Recent Reflection
View all 17 ReflectionsThe corner where you and Officer Riley made your ultimate sacrifice is still there after many many years. My doctors office is a block away from
the site. I pass by that corner at least once a month going to and from my doctor office. Each time that I pass that corner, I say a silent prayer of remembrance for you both.
I was reading at the time in a newspaper that you were a NYPD Auxiliary Police Sergeant like me and also from Brooklyn. I was very impressed by the similarities.
A memorial book binder that I made in your honor rests in the Hollywood Police Department Records Division. Always Remembered!
Christian Durante
•Retired Volunteer NYPD Auxiliary Police Sergeant
NYPD 68th Pct Auxiliary Police Unit
•DHS Federal Employee
• USCG Auxiliary
April 20, 2025
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