Philadelphia Police Officer Garrett T. (Gary) Farrell

Lest we forget...

http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid=4746

Police Officer Garrett T. (Gary) Farrell
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Friday, September 26, 1980

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, September 26, 1980
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Farrell was shot and killed while chasing down a thief who had beaten and robbed a 72-year-old woman of her purse. The thief was a career criminal out of prison on a weekend pass. When the day started, there were four Farrells on the Philadelphia police force—Gary, his two brothers, Michael and William, and his wife, Stephanie—there were only three when it ended.