Gary Elmer Kidwell served in the U.S. Air Force. Gary served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Patrolman Gary Kidwell was shot and killed while making a traffic stop near the intersection of John Street and Goshen Road at 11:15 pm. The suspect was known to Patrolman Kidwell to have several drinking-related arrests. As Patrolman Kidwell approached the car, the suspect shot him with a .357 caliber handgun. The man fled but was apprehended after a shootout with a neighboring agency. The man was convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. He was denied parole in 2003, in 2012, and in 2020. Patrolman Kidwell had served with the Stanford Police Department for 20 years.
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Kidwell gave the Stanford Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Stanford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Kidwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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