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Jailer

Robert Reed

Hayward Police Department — Hayward, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 29, 1974

Age 46

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 114 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Also Remembered Department 4

Incident

Jailer Robert Reed was assaulted and strangled to death by an inmate who attempted to escape from the Hayward City Jail, at 22738 Mission Boulevard, at approximately 7:30 am.

The prisoner had been let out of his cell to call a bondsman. After he hung up the phone he attacked Jailer Reed, knocking him to the floor. The man then strangled him and stuffed toilet tissue into his throat. A janitor discovered Jailer Reed's body and alerted other officers.

During the confusion as officers tended to Jailer Reed the inmate escaped through a side door. He was captured minutes later. He was convicted of second degree murder and subsequently sentenced to five years in prison.

Jailer Reed was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Hayward Police Department for four years.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Jailer Reed gave the Hayward Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hayward community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Hayward Police Department

Type Other

Location Hayward, Alameda County, CA

Platform Identity hpd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 1974

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Military Service

Robert Reed served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Jailer Robert Reed is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Hayward Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Hayward Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,787 officers

0% Felonious