Brian D. Olliff
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Police Officer

Brian D. Olliff

Natchitoches Police Department — Natchitoches, LA
Accident
End of Watch July 16, 2022
Age 52
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Brian Olliff died after suffering a heat-related medical event while working in the city's downtown district.

Officer Olliff had served with the Natchitoches Police Department for 20 years and concurrently served with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office. He previously served with the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office. He is survived by his wife and four children. One of his sons also serves with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-LA-3657654A
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Olliff gave the Natchitoches Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Natchitoches community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Olliff.

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

Agency

Location Natchitoches, LA
Platform Identity npd.natchitoches.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 16, 2022
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Brian D. Olliff is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Natchitoches Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Natchitoches Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brian D. Olliff's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Brian D. Olliff Compares

Age at End of Watch
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brian D. Olliff is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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