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Reserve Police Officer

Jerry J. Crocker

Arlington Police Department — Arlington, TX

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch October 9, 1992

Age 43

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Badge 4024

The Vigil Panel 138 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Reserve Patrol Officer Jerry Crocker and Patrol Officer Terry Lewis were killed when their patrol car was struck by a drunk driver driving a flatbed utility truck on North Collins Street. The 21-year-old driver of the truck and a friend had just left Baby Dolls' topless bar on Farm Road 157 when they decided to turn around and go back. Just before the crash, a woman called 911 and reported the driver was operating his vehicle in a reckless manner. An investigation revealed that the driver was going more than 65 mph in a 45 mph zone on North Collins Street just south of Green Oaks Boulevard when he slid more than 100 feet and broadsided the officer's patrol car. His blood alcohol level was 0.21. He was convicted of intoxicated manslaughter and sentenced to five years in prison. Officer Crocker was a United States Vietnam War Army veteran who served with the Arlington Police Department for three years. He had just decided to take a position as a full-time officer. Officer Crocker was an engineer with the state highway department and would be taking a $500 per week pay cut and forfeiting his retirement when he left his job, but he said he had to make his childhood dream come true.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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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.
Reserve Police Officer Crocker gave the Arlington Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Arlington 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 Arlington Police Department

Location Arlington, TX

Platform Identity apd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 9, 1992

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 43

Badge Number 4024

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Sentenced to 5 years

Military Service

Jerry J. Crocker served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Reserve Police Officer Jerry J. Crocker 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Arlington Police Department, 5 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.

Arlington Police Department

of 9 officers

55.6% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious