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Richard Daniel Scalf, a 26-year-old police officer with the Detroit Police Department, tragically lost his life on February 5, 1999, while participating in a prostitution sting operation. Officer Scalf was attempting to arrest a suspect at the intersection of Chene and Hendrie Streets when the incident occurred. The suspect, Darryl Paul Gates, was a passenger in a truck that had propositioned a female undercover officer posing as a prostitute. As Officer Scalf and his partner, Officer Diaz Grave ...Read More
Victim Details

Richard Daniel Scalf

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1999-02-05

26

Richard

Daniel Scalf

12/10/2025