Glenn Raye Miles Sr.
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Patrol Officer

Glenn Raye Miles Sr.

Felonious
End of Watch February 21, 1986
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident

Patrol Officer Glenn Miles was shot and killed on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation near the Arizona - Mexico border while pursuing three subjects. He notified dispatchers that he was pursuing three subjects approximately one mile north of San Miguel border gate at Sells. Other officers found his body suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Officer Miles was a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation. He had served with the United States Customs Service for five years and had previously served with the Tohono O'odham National Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Miles served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Miles.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 21, 1986
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Glenn is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1986, 98 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 54th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Glenn was 42. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service has 94 officers remembered here, Glenn among them.

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Where

Patrol Officer Glenn Raye Miles Sr.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service · End of Watch February 21, 1986

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