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Patrolman

Augustus J. Perreira Jr.

Colorado Springs Police Department — Colorado Springs, CO

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 12, 1980

Age 27

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Badge 427

The Vigil Panel 122 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 12

Incident

Patrolman Augustus Perreira was shot and killed after stopping at a local convenience store at 2500 Delta Drive at 7:35 p.m. He had entered the store unaware that a disturbance call had just been placed from there. He began to escort a male out of the store when the man stated he was not going to go to jail. The suspect then produced a concealed .38 caliber revolver and shot Patrolman Perreira several times. He was able to return fire, wounding the suspect. The suspect was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to the Colorado State Hospital where he died in custody in 2010. Patrolman Perreira was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Colorado Springs Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

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.
Patrolman Perreira gave the Colorado Springs Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs Police Department

Type Other

Location Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO

Platform Identity cspd.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 1980

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 27

Badge Number 427

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Augustus J. Perreira Jr. served in the U.S. Army (1973â1977) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Augustus J. Perreira Jr. 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Colorado Springs Police Department, 8 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.

Colorado Springs Police Department

of 13 officers

61.5% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious