Officers Killed in The Line of Duty
See also: List of British police officers killed in the line of dutyThe Police Memorial Trust lists and commemorates all British police officers killed in the line of duty, and since its establishment in 1984 has erected over 38 memorials to some of those officers.
Since the formation of Humberside Police 5 officers have been killed in the line of duty, these officers are:
- Police Constable Robert Douglas, 44, Killed in a road traffic accident returning from his duties at the airport
- Police Constable Jonathan Templeton, 37, Collapsed and died of heart failure whilst on duty at Hedon Police Station.
- Police Constable James Heaton, 30, Fatally injured when his traffic car crashed when responding to an accident
- Police Constable Steven Stimpson, 33, Accidentally killed when his trafic patrol car left the road and crashed
- Police Constable, Linton Andee Le Blanc, 19, Killed when his patrol car crashed when responding to a burglar alarm call
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—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)
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