Portsmouth Police Department
Patrolman Richard Lee Spaulding
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Cause: Heart attack
Detective Garland Lindwood Joyner, Jr.
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 1984
Cause: Gunfire
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, May 28, 1982
Cause: Aircraft accident
Motorcycle Patrolman William Harvey Austin
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, June 18, 1969
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Earl Phillips Wilkins
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, April 9, 1968
Cause: Vehicular assault
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1967
Cause: Vehicular assault
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, January 29, 1958
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Elridge Rochelle Story
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, November 30, 1936
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Patrolman William S. Winningder
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1908
Cause: Gunfire
Portsmouth Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, November 11, 1871
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 10
- Aircraft accident 1
- Automobile crash 1
- Gunfire 4
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 1
- Vehicular assault 2
By Month
- January 1
- February 1
- March 1
- April 1
- May 1
- June 1
- August 1
- November 3
By Gender
- Male 10
- Female 0