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Darlon Clint Dowell, a 32-year-old sergeant with the Ventura Police Department, tragically lost his life on August 7, 1978, during a high-risk operation. On the night of his death, Sergeant Dowell and his team were conducting a raid on a residence in Ventura, California, with the objective of apprehending two armed bank robbers. The operation was initiated following an attempted robbery at a Bank of America branch on Victoria Avenue the previous day. The suspects had tried to rob a businessman m ...Read More
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Darlon Clint Dowell
Male
White / Caucasian
Ventura
CA
1978-08-07
32
Darlon
Clint Dowell
11/12/2025
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Does anyone else find it chilling how quickly things deteriorated during the raid that night? It's t... ...Read More
11/20/2023
11/20/2023
I've been thinking a lot about how the element of surprise in raids can be a double-edged sword. Wit... ...Read More
04/28/2023
04/28/2023
