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Douglas E. Gibbs, a 27-year-old officer with the San Francisco Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 26, 1977. Officer Gibbs was part of the police decoy unit and was involved in an operation to arrest a suspect for pickpocketing near the intersection of Jones Street and Golden Gate Avenue. During the arrest, as Officer Gibbs was searching the suspect on the hood of his car, another individual approached from behind and shot him twice in the back. Despite immediate medical att ...Read More
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Douglas E. Gibbs
Male
White / Caucasian
San-francisco
CA
1977-09-26
27
Douglas
Gibbs
11/24/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I've been thinking a lot about the safety measures in place for undercover operations like the one O... ...Read More
11/15/2024
11/15/2024
I’ve been thinking about the impact Officer Gibbs had on those he left behind, particularly his wi... ...Read More
10/11/2024
10/11/2024
I’ve been reading through some of the details of Officer Douglas E. Gibbs' case, and it really str... ...Read More
03/13/2023
03/13/2023
