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Jeffrey Adam Yaslowitz
Incident
Police Officer Jeffrey Yaslowitz and Sergeant Tom Baitinger were shot and killed while attempting to serve two warrants on a suspect for aggravated battery at a home on 28th Avenue South.
Several members of a regional task force had gone to the home to question a family member about the man's whereabouts. After making contact with the woman, the officers were informed that the man was in the attic and possibly armed.
Officer Yaslowitz, who served on the department's canine unit, was just starting his shift, filling in for another officer, and responded to the call.
After searching the house they located the suspect in the attic where he convinced officers that he was going to surrender. As Officer Yaslowitz and a member of the United States Marshals Service, Marshal Scott Ley, made entry into the attic, the suspect shot Officer Yaslowitz twice in the head, and then shot the Marshal Ley in the groin, causing Marshal Ley to fall out of the attic.
Officers assembled a rescue team to try to rescue Officer Yaslowitz from the attic, and Marshal Ley from a bathroom on the upper floor of the house. As Sergeant Baitinger passed under the opening of the attic to aid Marshal Ley, the suspect then fired from the attic, striking Sergeant Baitinger.
A SWAT team used a tactical vehicle to breach a wall of the home and came under fire, but was able to recover Officer Yaslowitz. Officer Yaslowitz and Sergeant Baitinger were both transported to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.
The suspect was found dead several hours later after the home was partially dismantled using heavy machinery.
Officer Yaslowitz had served with the St. Petersburg Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and two sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Yaslowitz gave the St. Petersburg Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Petersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Yaslowitz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
St. Petersburg Police Department has lost 16 officers; 12 of them killed feloniously.
Jeffrey is one of 536 officers killed feloniously in FL, 53.3% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Jeffrey is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Jeffrey is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2011, 3 officers at St. Petersburg Police Department were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 2011, 7 officers in FL were killed feloniously, the 14th heaviest of 143 years on record. The heaviest was 1987, with 10.
In 2011, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 2011, 92 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Jeffrey was 39. Of the 10 killed feloniously at St. Petersburg Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 29.3 and 44.5; the middle age was 38.5. Jeffrey had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Jeffrey was 39. Of the 496 killed feloniously in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 44.3; the middle age was 36. Jeffrey had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Jeffrey was 39. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Jeffrey had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jeffrey was 39. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Jeffrey had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 16.7% of these deaths at St. Petersburg Police Department; October holds the most, 25%. Mondays: 41.7%.
January holds 9.7% of these deaths in FL; April holds the most, 10.1%. Mondays: 10.6%.
January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.
January holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 75% of all 16 deaths at St. Petersburg Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 25% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53.3% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun; unknown type, in 8.5% of these deaths.
His people
St. Petersburg Police Department has 16 officers remembered here, Jeffrey among them.
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James J. Mitchell Dec 25, 1905
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Edward Adolphus George
Sep 16, 1908
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Wayne M. Barry
May 23, 1929
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Eugene W. Minor
Oct 25, 1929
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Frank Arthur Pike
May 19, 1933
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James W. Thornton
Oct 16, 1937
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William G. Newberry
Oct 17, 1937
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James J. Goodson
Dec 25, 1947
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Gene A. Bessette
Nov 10, 1961
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James A. Krupp
Apr 15, 1964
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Charles Lee Eustes
Sep 24, 1967
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Herbert Ray Sullivan
Aug 18, 1980
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Jeffrey Adam Yaslowitz
Jan 24, 2011
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Thomas John Baitinger
Jan 24, 2011
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David Scott Crawford
Feb 21, 2011
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Michael Weiskopf
Aug 27, 2021
Where
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