Charles D. "Doug" Jacobs, III

Riverside Police Department — Riverside, CA

Felonious

End of Watch January 13, 2001

Age 30

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Detective Doug Jacobs was shot and killed when he was ambushed after he and another officer responded to a noise complaint on a Saturday afternoon at the 3100 block of Lemon Street in Riverside.

Detective Jacobs and the other officer were interviewing two of the individuals, a mother and son, on an outside staircase when a second son exited the residence and opened fire on them with a 9 mm handgun. One of the two rounds struck Detective Jacobs in the head. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The suspect re-entered the residence and attempted to load a rifle, which jammed and then surrendered moments later. The suspect was convicted of several charges, including the murder of Detective Jacobs, and the jury recommended a sentence of death. The penalty phase was retried in 2021, and in October, the suspect was sentenced to death.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Jacobs gave the Riverside Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Jacobs.

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

Agency

Department Riverside Police Department

Location Riverside, CA

Platform Identity rpd.riverside.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 13, 2001

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Detective Charles D. "Doug" Jacobs, III 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%.

At Riverside Police Department, 14 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 93.3% of this agency's fallen.

Riverside Police Department

of 15 officers

93.3% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious