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Police Officer

Michael Kevin Saffran

Chesapeake Police Department — Chesapeake, VA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch October 8, 2005

Age 45

Tour of Duty 11 mo

Badge 1242

The Vigil Panel 153 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 5

Incident

Police Officer Michael Saffran was shot and killed after responding to a bank robbery call at a local bank.

When he arrived on the scene, he observed a vehicle speeding away, and he immediately began pursuing it. The suspect vehicle crashed a short distance away at the intersection of Highway 17 and Yadkin Road.

As the pursuing officers exited their vehicle, the suspect pulled a female hostage from the car. When the hostage broke free, the suspect and the officers exchanged gunfire. The suspect, Officer Saffran, and the hostage were all struck by the gunfire. The suspect was killed at the scene. Officer Saffran and the female hostage were transported to Norfolk General Hospital, where Officer Saffran died.

Officer Saffran was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Chesapeake Police Department for 11 months.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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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.
Police Officer Saffran served with the Chesapeake Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chesapeake community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Chesapeake Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chesapeake, VA

Platform Identity cpd.chesapeake.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 8, 2005

Tour of Duty 11 mo

Age 45

Badge Number 1242

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Michael Kevin Saffran served in the U.S. Navy (1985â1987) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Michael Kevin Saffran 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In VA, 394 of 655 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.2% of this state's fallen. That is 60.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chesapeake Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Chesapeake Police Department

of 6 officers

66.7% Felonious

VA — Statewide

394

of 655 officers

60.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious