Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Woodland was shot and killed in a gun battle with burglars at the Downey Grain Growers Plant. As the suspects fled Marshal Woodland emptied his revolver and managed to puncture the gas tank of their car. A trail of gasoline led police to their abandoned stolen car. The suspects stole another car and ran a roadblock in Montpelier while exchanging shots with police. The suspects, four men and two women, were captured at dusk in the Cache National Forrest. One of the suspects, a 18 year old youth, was convicted of Marshal Woodland's murder and sentenced to prison. He was released on May 8, 1979. Marshall Woodland had served with the Downey Police Department, for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Woodland gave the Downey Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Downey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Woodland.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal D. Platt Woodland 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
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. D. Platt Woodland was killed by gun.
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