Miguel Angel Santiago-Garayua

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch December 12, 1996

Age 36

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Badge 5640

The Vigil Panel 143 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Policeman Miguel Santiago-Garayua was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunk driver as he transported a prisoner to jail. He was driving on PR-1, in Juana Diaz, when the crash occurred. Policeman Santiago-Garayua was a Puerto Rico National Guard veteran and had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, children, and mother.

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Tributes

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.
Policeman Santiago-Garayua gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan 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

Department Puerto Rico Police Department

Location San Juan, 127

Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1996

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 36

Badge Number 5640

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Not available

Military Service

Miguel Angel Santiago-Garayua served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Policeman Miguel Angel Santiago-Garayua 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 127, 294 of 388 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75.8% of this state's fallen. That is 21.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Puerto Rico Police Department, 279 of 364 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.6% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Police Department

279

of 364 officers

76.6% Felonious

127 — Statewide

294

of 388 officers

75.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious