Oct 2023. Blues Vol 39 No. 10

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HONORING OUR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS MICHAEL ELAINE GRIFFIN 144 144 The The BLUES BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, MS. END OF WATCH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 AGE: 62 TOUR: 36 YEARS BADGE: N/A Governmental Affairs Liaison Mike Griffin was killed at the scene of a crash on Highway 6 near Batesville at about 11:00 am. He was en route to Jackson when he encountered the crash involving a partially overturned vehicle. As he was checking on the entrapped driver the vehicle shifted and fell on top of Governmental Affairs Liaison Griffin, causing him to suffer fatal injuries. Governmental Affairs Liaison was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served in his current position as a sworn law enforcement officer with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety for two years after having retired from the Mississippi Highway Patrol with 34 years of service. He is survived by his wife and daughter.

FALLEN HEROES DETECTIVE ROBERT GARTEN HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, CONNECTICUT END OF WATCH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 AGE: 34 TOUR: 8 YEARS BADGE: 1781 Detective Bobby Garten was killed when his patrol car was struck by a fleeing vehicle at the intersection of Asylum Avenue and Broad Street at about 10:30 pm.Detective Garten was in the passenger seat of a patrol car traveling east on Asylum Avenue with emergency equipment activated en route to another incident. The fleeing car sped through the Farmington Avenue red traffic signal, and as it was speeding through the red traffic signal at Asylum Avenue, it struck the passenger side of the cruiser. Detective Gartner and the officer driving the cruiser were transported to St. Francis Hospital where Officer Garten succumbed to his injuries. The other officer was admitted in stable condition. Detective Garten had served with the Hartford Police Department for eight years. He was a second-generation police officer. He is survived by his parents, brother, nephews, and grandmother. Detective Garten was posthumously promoted to detective. The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 145 The BLUES 145