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Police Officer

John Palacios

Huron Police Department — Huron, CA

Felonious

End of Watch June 13, 1976

Age 21

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Badge 8

The Vigil Panel 117 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer John Palacios was struck and killed by a drunk driver while assisting at the scene of an accident on State Route 198, near State Route 269 in Fresno County. Officer Palacios was struck by the drunk driver while conducting traffic control at the accident scene. The suspect was taken into custody after being detained by three citizens. He was sentenced to one year in prison. Officer Palacios had been sworn in as a Huron Police officer only three weeks before the accident after serving as a reserve officer for one year. He was survived by his expectant wife and daughter

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Palacios gave the Huron Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Huron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Palacios.

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

Agency

Department Huron Police Department

Location Huron, CA

Platform Identity hpd.fresno.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 1976

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 21

Badge Number 8

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Sentenced to one year

Police Officer John Palacios 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Huron Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% 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. John Palacios'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 John Palacios Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

1.1

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to one year

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Palacios is highlighted in Jun.

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. John Palacios was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518