Phoenix Police Department, Arizona
End of Watch Friday, November 2, 1973
Add to My HeroesMichael D. Hemschmeyer
Officer Hemschmeyer was killed in a traffic accident while responding to another officer’s call for assistance around 2 p.m.
A sedan that had pulled over for the officer’s emergency lights was struck from behind by a five-ton city garbage truck. The force of the collision threw the vehicle into the path of the approaching patrol car, killing officer Hemschmeyer.
Officer Hemschmeyer had been with the agency for four years.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour 4 years
- Badge 1845
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
Most Recent Reflection
View all 18 ReflectionsRest in peace Officer Hemschmeyer.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 27, 2019
Recent LODD Deaths
Detention Officer Dwight Willis
Greene County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: November 22, 2020
Captain Jeff Sewell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: September 26, 2020
Sergeant William Darnell
DeWitt Township Police Department, MI
EOW: November 4, 2020
Agent Juan R. Ramírez-Padilla
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: November 13, 2020
First Lieutenant Roberto Rodríguez-Hernández
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: November 4, 2020
Air Interdiction Agent Christopher Doyle Carney
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, US
EOW: November 16, 2020
Police Officer Charlie Cortez
Tulalip Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: November 18, 2020
Lieutenant Marzell Jerome Brooks
Brookhaven Police Department, MS
EOW: November 15, 2020
Police Officer Travis C. Wallace
Helena-West Helena Police Department, AR
EOW: November 12, 2020