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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
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Richard Daniel Scalf
Male
White / Caucasian
Detroit
MI
1999-02-05
26
Richard
Daniel Scalf
11/20/2025
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I came across the story of Officer Scalf, and it's just so moving to think about the bravery he and ... ...Read More
03/31/2023
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