Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Craig Bracken was shot and killed after stopping a stolen car containing two armed robbery suspects. The suspects opened fire on Officer Bracken, fatally wounding him. Both men were wounded in the return gunfire. Both suspects, ages 19 and 29, were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. The oldest was paroled on April 13, 1948. The other suspect who stabbed a guard and escaped twice was denied parole in 1953. Officer Bracken had been with the Twin Falls Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bracken gave the Twin Falls Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Twin Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bracken.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Craig Taylor Bracken 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 62 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig Taylor Bracken's cause is highlighted.
How Craig Taylor Bracken Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Craig Taylor Bracken is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Craig Taylor Bracken was killed by gun.
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