Wed. March 10, 2010

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Villa Rica, GA
30180

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Captain Robbie Edward Bishop

End of Watch:
Wednesday, January 20, 1999

Biographical Info:
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 314

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Captured in Canada

Captain Bishop was shot and killed while writing a citation during a traffic stop. Captain Bishop was a well known drug interdiction officer in the state of Georgia who had set state records on interstate drug seizures.

At approximately 11:00 am he had stopped a vehicle on I-20, about 20 miles east of the Alabama state line. He was issuing a citation when the suspect shot him in the head. He was found by a passing motorist slumped over the wheel of his patrol car and then flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:30 pm.

The suspect was captured near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in early February 1999.

Captain Bishop had served with several law enforcement agencies for a total of 12 years. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

Steve Osborne

A police officer and a soldier, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who went to Iraq to work as a private contractor with DynCorp to protect personnel for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. In October of 2004, he was killed by a suicide bomber (along with six others) in the Green Zone while working for Dynacorp.

Steve began working for the Villa Rica Police Department in 2001. He was a part of the Interstate Crime Enforcement team and a valued member of the department. He was married and had two daughters. He lived in Kennesaw and was a 1982 graduate of North Cobb High School.

Marshal Pleasant Holt

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Night Marshal Pleasant Eugene Holt

End of Watch:
Saturday, April 18, 1908

Biographical Info
Age: 55
Tour of Duty:Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, April 18, 1908
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Deceased

Marshal Holt was shot and killed by an intoxicated man he had observed firing a gun in the city. The man shot the marshal three times as the marshal attempted to arrest him.

The suspect was taken into custody but died of tuberculosis before being brought to trial.

Marshal Holt was survived by his wife and seven children.

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