Officer David Curtis Tampa Police Department Florida End of Watch: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 « The Munz ~~ Remembering the fallen

Officer David Curtis
Tampa Police Department
Florida
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 3 years, 8 months
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: At large
Officer David Curtis and Officer Jeffrey Kocab were shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest at a traffic stop.
Officer Curtis stopped a vehicle because it did not have a visible license plate. He called for an additional unit to assist him because male passenger in the car was wanted on a misdemeanor charge for writing a worthless check. When Officer Curtis arrived, he and Officer Kocab attempted to arrest the suspect. The suspect drew a weapon and shot both officers at close range. A witness called six minutes later to report the officers had been shot.
A witness called 911 to report the officers had been shot. Officer Kocab died on the scene and Officer Curtis was pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later.
Officer Curtis had served with the Tampa police for three years and eight months and had previously served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. He is survived by his wife and four young sons.
Agency Contact Information
Tampa Police Department
One Police Center
411 N Franklin St
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 276-3200
Please contact the Tampa Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.
David Curtis, 31, had three years and eight months of service with the Tampa Police Department. He served with HCSO as a jail deputy prior to becoming a Tampa Police Officer.
Officer Curtis was known as a family man, devoted to his wife and four sons: 8-month-old Hunter, 5-year-old-Tyler, 6-year-old Sean, and 9-year-old Austin.
Curtis was an outstanding officer who served on the plainclothes Rapid Offender Control Squad, known as ROC, for one year, but was serving in uniform patrol at the time of the shooting.