Roll of Honor
James Joseph Doyle
Incident
Police Officer James Doyle was shot and killed on the Ventura College campus while conducting building checks. The special checks of the buildings were in response to a recent rash of burglaries. After shooting Officer Doyle, the suspect stole his service weapon and patrol car. The suspect, who was a student at the school and the son of a faculty member, was apprehended three days later in Idaho. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life January 28, 1976. Officer Doyle was a U.S. Army veteran.
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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.
Police Officer Doyle served with the Ventura County Community College District Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Camarillo community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James Joseph Doyle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer James Joseph Doyle 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Joseph Doyle's cause is highlighted.
How James Joseph Doyle Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Joseph Doyle is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Joseph Doyle was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.