Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Joseph Tardiff was shot and killed executing a search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation. He and two other officers were shot by a subject as they entered an apartment on St. Peter Street. Detective Tardiff had served with the New Orleans Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Tardiff gave the New Orleans Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Tardiff.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Joseph R. Tardiff 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 61.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Orleans Police Department, 86 of 128 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph R. Tardiff Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Joseph R. Tardiff Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph R. Tardiff Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph R. Tardiff Jr. was killed by gun.
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