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Dennis Charles Doty

Case from Riverside, CA dated May 13, 1982

Victim Details

Dennis Charles Doty

Male

White / Caucasian

Riverside

CA

1982-05-13

35

Dennis

Charles Doty

07/02/2026

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Dennis Charles Doty, a 35-year-old police officer with the Riverside Police Department, tragically lost his life on May 13, 1982, while performing his duties. Officer Doty, along with his partner Officer Philip Trust, was attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a convicted bank robbery suspect who had failed to report for his 13-year prison sentence. The suspect, who had been paralyzed from the waist down due to a previous shootout with Riverside police officers during a bank robbery, was found ...
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    I've been reading through old news articles about the tragic loss of Officers Doty and Trust, and I ... ...Read More
    09/06/2024
    I'm still trying to wrap my head around the details of this case, especially regarding the concealed... ...Read More
    06/15/2024
    I've been pondering the tragic loss of Officer Dennis Doty and Officer Philip Trust, and I wanted to... ...Read More
    05/18/2023
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