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Douglas Eugene Cantrill, a 23-year-old patrolman with the Davis Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 7, 1959. Cantrill had only been with the Davis Police Department for a week, having previously served with the Grass Valley Police Department for two years. On the night of his death, he was on patrol when he stopped a man and woman who were acting suspiciously in a residential area. This encounter proved fatal as Cantrill was found in his patrol car on H Street, next to the r ...Read More
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Douglas Eugene Cantrill
Male
Davis
CA
1959-09-07
23
Douglas
Cantrill
11/10/2025
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Hey everyone, I’ve been digging into the details surrounding Officer Douglas Eugene Cantrill’s c... ...Read More
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I stumbled upon this case recently while researching unsolved officer fatalities, and Douglas Eugene... ...Read More
05/27/2023
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I'm fascinated by the detail that Officer Cantrill only joined the Davis PD a week before his tragic... ...Read More
02/09/2023
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