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Sergeant

Harrison Crenshaw Jr.

Metro-Dade Police Department — Miami, FL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch May 18, 1974

Age 33

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Badge 699

The Vigil Panel 113 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 24

Incident

Sergeant Harrison Crenshaw was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a known criminal near the intersection of NW 23rd Avenue and 89th Street. During the traffic stop the suspect produced a handgun and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, Sergeant Crenshaw was shot once in the chest, but his badge stopped the round. Another shot struck him in the chest, killing him. The suspect was arrested but committed suicide in jail several days later. The shooting occurred in the front lawn of Police Officer Simmons Arrington, who was hosting a barbecue at the time. Officer Arrington was shot and killed in the line of duty three days later during an unrelated call. Sergeant Crenshaw was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had been with the Metro-Dade Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, father, two brothers, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Sergeant Crenshaw gave the Metro-Dade Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami 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 Metro-Dade Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Miami, FL

Platform Identity metrpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 18, 1974

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 33

Badge Number 699

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Harrison Crenshaw Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Harrison Crenshaw 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 97,784 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Metro-Dade Police Department, 14 of 25 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56% of this agency's fallen.

Metro-Dade Police Department

of 25 officers

56% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,784 officers

0% Felonious