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In the early hours of a chilly Wednesday, the 15th of December in 1982, a young Metropolitan Police Department officer’s life was tragically cut short in Suitland, Maryland. Robert K. Best, a 24-year-old male who had proudly served on the force for just one year, was working a plainclothes detail with his partner when they identified a stolen vehicle, setting in motion a fatal chain of events. The officers pursued the stolen car from Washington D.C. into the neighboring Prince George's County, ...Read More
Victim Details

Robert K. Best

Male

Black / African American

Suitland

MD

1982-12-15

24

Robert

Best

01/25/2026