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Michael Deno

Case from Oakland-city, IN dated Feb 28, 2000

Victim Details

Michael Edward Deno

Male

White / Caucasian

Oakland-city

IN

2000-02-28

24

Michael

Deno

06/26/2026

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In the late afternoon of a Monday in Oakland City, Indiana, a routine traffic stop turned into a tragic event that would end the life of a young police officer. Patrol Officer Michael Edward Deno, a 24-year-old male who had been with the Oakland City Police Department for a year, pulled over a man he recognized as having a suspended driver's license on February 28, 2000. The stop occurred at 339 North Jackson Street in the small Gibson County town.

During the encounter, the 24-year-old dr ...
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