Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Andy Stevens was shot and killed during a traffic stop in a rural area of Yolo County.
Officer Stevens, a commercial vehicle inspector, had made a traffic stop near the intersection of County Road 96 and Highway 16. He approached the vehicle and greeted the driver when he was shot and instantly killed. A bystander who witnessed the incident used Officer Stevens' police radio to call for assistance.
The suspect fled the scene, but he and a female accomplice who attempted to hide him were arrested early the next morning by members of the Placer County Sheriff's Office. Two male suspects were later convicted of first-degree murder for Officer Stevens' death.
Further investigation revealed that the suspect had been hired as a hitman to murder another man, completely unrelated to the traffic stop, and had been provided a handgun to use in the contract killing. The suspect used that handgun to shoot Officer Stevens when he was pulled over.
In exchange for her testimony against the shooter, the female accomplice plead guilty to harboring a felon and was sentenced to eight months in a residential drug rehabilitation program and five years probation. The shooter was found guilty of murder with special circumstances and sentenced to death. The man who provided the firearm was found guilty of murder and conspiracy, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Officer Stevens had served with the California Highway Patrol for 13 years and was assigned to the Valley Division.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Stevens gave the California Highway Patrol 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Stevens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Andrew Todd Stevens 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 California Highway Patrol, 71 of 233 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Todd Stevens's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Todd Stevens Compares
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Todd Stevens is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Andrew Todd Stevens was killed by handgun.
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