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Police Officer Pete M. Woods EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Age: 50
Officer Pete M. Woods was
shot and killed by an escaped convict that was a passenger in a
vehicle that area Police were searching for. The suspect was
able to disarm Officer Woods and was attempting to disarm
another officer that arrived as backup. Officer Woods struggled
with the armed suspect as the suspect attempted to disarm the
other Officer. Officer Woods was shot by the suspect during the
struggle. The backup officer was shot in the chest while
returning fire but survived. The suspect was arrested hours
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Police Officer Everett William Dennis EOW: Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Cause of Death: Automobile Accident Tour of Duty: 2 years Badge Number: 118 Age: 23
Officer Everett Dennis was killed in an automobile accident
while attempting to stop a traffic violator on US 79. His patrol
car went out of control and overturned, ejecting him from the
vehicle. |
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Police Officer Carl Benjamin Mazzola EOW: Retired 2005 Cause of Death: Illness, June 9, 2010 Tour of Duty: 25 years Badge Number: K32 Age: 66
Carl Benjamin Mazzola, Jr. was born on April 19, 1944, in New
Haven, Connecticut. Carl graduated from R.L. Turner High School
in Carrollton, Texas, with the class of 1962. He entered into
the U.S. Army in 1962, where he served his country in France,
Germany, and Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He
was honorably discharged in 1973. Carl worked in law
enforcement for over 30 years. In 1980 he moved from Ft. Worth
to Carthage to work for the Carthage Police Department where he
served as the K-9 officer for the last 14 years of his career,
retiring in 2005. |
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