Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Wally Karp succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one month earlier when he was shot while assisting deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Department on a call involving a man with a rifle. The suspect had hidden in the bushes outside of the home at 13322 Diamond Head Drive. Officer Karp was shot by the man shortly after arriving on the scene. The suspect was also shot and wounded before being taken into custody. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to ten years to life in prison. Officer Karp was a United States Navy Vietnam veteran who served with the Tustin Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, two stepchildren, mother, stepfather, three brothers, and a sister.
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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.
Officer Karp gave the Tustin Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tustin 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Waldron George Karp served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Officer Waldron George Karp 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 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 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Waldron George Karp's cause is highlighted.
How Waldron George Karp Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Waldron George Karp is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Waldron George Karp was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
Military Service
Waldron George Karp served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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