Arnulfo Crispin

Lakeland Police Department — Lakeland, FL

Felonious

End of Watch December 21, 2011

Age 25

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Officer Arnulfo Crispin was shot and killed while making contact with suspicious individuals near Crystal Grove Drive at approximately 10:15 pm.

Officer Crispin exited his cruiser to make contact with the three subjects in a closed park and while checking one subject for weapons, was shot from behind by another.

A second officer arrived at the scene seven minutes later and found Officer Crispin unresponsive. He was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center where he underwent several hours of surgery. He remained in grave condition for two days before succumbing to his wounds.

Twelve agencies responded to search for the suspect, who turned himself in after a ten-hour manhunt. On August 21, 2013, he was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life.

Officer Crispin had served with the Lakeland Police Department for 18 months.

Survivors

He is survived by eight siblings.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Crispin gave the Lakeland Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Lakeland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Crispin.

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

Agency

Department Lakeland Police Department

Type Other

Location Lakeland, Polk County, FL

Platform Identity lpd.polk.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 2011

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Police Officer Arnulfo Crispin 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 97,772 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lakeland Police Department, 3 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Lakeland Police Department

of 6 officers

50% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious