Tampa Police Memorial Ceremony

Tampa Police Department

Mayor Jane Castor and Chief Mary O’Connor, along with the Tampa Police Memorial Committee, will pay tribute to all fallen officers and their family members on Monday May 9th at 7:00 PM, in front of the Monument to Fallen Officers at One Police Center. The ceremony will include a 21-Gun Salute, Riderless Horse, Bagpipes, Taps, [...]

Officer Henry R. Lett 100-Year Remembrance Ceremony

Tampa Police Department

This remembrance ceremony will take place in the 2nd floor lobby of Tampa Police headquarters. Officer Lett was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to arrest a man for disorderly conduct. The officers had responded to a call of a man threatening to shoot a woman. As they approached him he ran [...]

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Sgt. Gary S. Pricher 40-Year Remembrance Ceremony

Tampa Police Department

This remembrance ceremony will take place in the 2nd floor lobby of Tampa Police headquarters. Sergeant Pricher was struck and killed by a drunk driver while assisting stranded bus passengers on I-4. He and five other officers were returning from a tactical response team seminar when they stopped to offer their assistance. While on the [...]

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Officer Richard S. Booth 80-Year Remembrance Ceremony

This remembrance ceremony will take place in the 2nd floor lobby of Tampa Police headquarters. Officer Booth was killed in a motorcycle accident at Louisiana Avenue and 11th Street while pursuing a vehicle. His bike flipped over when he struck a dip in the pavement. EOW: 11/28/1943 Officer Booth was survived by his wife, daughter, [...]

Officer Rolla I. Standau 60-Year Remembrance Ceremony

This remembrance ceremony will take place in the 2nd floor lobby of Tampa Police headquarters. Officer Standau was killed when his motorcycle was struck head-on at North Boulevard and Union Street. He had been with the agency for 18 months. EOW: 11/19/1963

2024 Tampa Police Memorial Ceremony

Tampa Police Department

Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw, along with the Tampa Police Memorial Committee, will pay tribute to all fallen officers and their family members on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 PM in front of the Monument to Fallen Officers at One Police Center. The ceremony will include the Tampa Police Honor Guard, [...]

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