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Detective

Samuel George Garbett

Pocatello Police Department — Pocatello, ID

Felonious

End of Watch July 23, 1924

Age 63

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Detective Samuel Garbett was shot and killed when he and the police chief responded to a report of a man breaking into a residence and assaulting a woman. Upon arriving on the scene the officers and suspect exchanged gunfire. Detective Garbett and the suspect were both fatally wounded. The chief was seriously wounded but recovered.

Survivors

Detective Garbett was survived by his wife and 11 children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Garbett gave the Pocatello Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pocatello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Garbett.

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

Agency

Department Pocatello Police Department

Location Pocatello, ID

Platform Identity ppd.bannock.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 23, 1924

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 63

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed by police chief

Detective Samuel George Garbett 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Pocatello Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Pocatello Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

ID — Statewide

of 71 officers

62% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel George Garbett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Samuel George Garbett Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed by police chief

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel George Garbett is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Samuel George Garbett was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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