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Officer

Craig Alan Love

Caliente Police Department — Caliente, NV

Felonious

End of Watch March 4, 1977

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Love was shot and killed in the police station at 1600 hours as he and a judge were drawing up a warrant for a man. Earlier during a traffic stop Officer Love arrested the suspect's cousin but the suspect ran from the scene. The 18-year-old suspect entered the station with his 17-year-old brother and opened fire. Officer Love managed to return fire hitting one of the suspects in both legs. Both brothers were convicted of second degree murder. The shooter was paroled in 1989. In 2000 he was found dead under a bridge in Las Vegas. His brother was paroled in 1984.

Survivors

Officer Love was survived by his child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Love served with the Caliente Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Caliente community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Love.

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

Agency

Department Caliente Police Department

Location Caliente, NV

Platform Identity cpd.lincoln.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1977

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .22 caliber

Offender Convicted of murder

Officer Craig Alan Love is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NV, 81 of 145 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Caliente Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NV — Statewide

of 145 officers

55.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig Alan Love'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 Craig Alan Love Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

0.3

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Convicted of murder

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Craig Alan Love is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Craig Alan Love was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518