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On March 6, 1979, Dennis E. Bennington, a 31-year-old Caucasian male police officer with the Cincinnati Police Department, was fatally shot during a traffic stop. Officer Bennington and his partner, Officer Robert Seiffert, were conducting a felony stop on Oak Street near Reading Road when they encountered Gregory Daniels, a suspect with an aggravated robbery warrant. As Officer Bennington approached the suspect from the side, Officer Seiffert approached from the rear. Daniels, armed with a .38 ...Read More
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Dennis E. Bennington
Male
White / Caucasian
Cincinnati
OH
1979-03-06
31
Dennis
Bennington
11/23/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the role that officer safety policies play in these kinds of tragic i... ...Read More
01/30/2025
01/30/2025
Hey everyone,
I wanted to reflect on the aftermath of the tragic incident involving Officer Denni... ...Read More
04/04/2024
I wanted to reflect on the aftermath of the tragic incident involving Officer Denni... ...Read More
04/04/2024
I’ve been reading through old case files and came across the tragic story of Officer Dennis E. Ben... ...Read More
06/06/2023
06/06/2023
