Harvey L. Biggs

Little Rock Police Department — Little Rock, AR

Felonious

End of Watch July 27, 1924

Age 32

Tour of Duty

The Vigil Panel 47 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 22

Incident

Police Officer Harvey Biggs was shot and killed while he and his partner were investigating the burglary of auto parts. The two officers had been alerted that several men were stripping parts off of a car that was stranded in a ditch. The officers waited for the men to return and approached them. The suspects immediately opened fire at the officers and began to flee the scene with the officers in pursuit. The officers returned fire, apparently wounding two of the suspects. Officer Biggs approached one of the suspects, who was lying on the ground. The suspect shot him three times at point-blank range. His partner then chased one of the other suspects but lost him. When he returned, the wounded man was also gone. On April 25, 1925, Officer Biggs' killer was apprehended in Liberty, Texas. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison. Officer Biggs had served with the Little Rock Police Department for four days.

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

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

Agency

Department Little Rock Police Department

Location Little Rock, AR

Platform Identity lrpd.pulaski.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1924

Tour of Duty

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Sentenced to 5 years

Police Officer Harvey L. Biggs 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 12.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Little Rock Police Department, 19 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 82.6% of this agency's fallen.

Little Rock Police Department

of 23 officers

82.6% Felonious

AR — Statewide

249

of 372 officers

66.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious