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Police Officer

Michael Robert Scofield

Reno Police Department — Reno, NV

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch September 26, 2002

Age 54

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

The Vigil Panel 150 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 11

Incident

Police Officer Michael Scofield was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to an accident with injuries at noon.

Officer Scofield and his partner were traveling down Mill Street with their emergency equipment activated when another vehicle pulled out of a parking lot, causing a collision. His partner, who was behind Officer Scofield, was able to stop. Officer Scofield was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries 45 minutes later.

The 25-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with driving while having an illegal amount of a prohibited substance in her blood after it was determined she had smoked marijuana before the incident. She was convicted of the charges in March 2004 and sentenced to two to 5 years in prison.

Officer Scofield had served with the Reno Police Department for 25 years and had been in law enforcement for 30 years. He was planning on retiring within a year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

30 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Scofield gave the Reno Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Reno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Scofield.

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

Agency

Department Reno Police Department

Type Other

Location Reno, Washoe County, NV

Platform Identity rpd.washoe.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 2002

Tour of Duty 30 yrs

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile; Narcotics involved

Military Service

Michael Robert Scofield served in the U.S. Army (1967â1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Michael Robert Scofield 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 97,772 officers honored here.

In NV, 82 of 146 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.2% of this state's fallen. That is 56.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Reno Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Reno Police Department

of 12 officers

83.3% Felonious

NV — Statewide

of 146 officers

56.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious