RICHARD JOSEPH HALFORD
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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 18-E: 28
Department: Atlanta, Georgia, P.D.
End of Watch: November 3, 2012
Cause: HELI
Age: 48
Years of Service: 26
Description: Police Officer Halford and Police Officer Shawn Smiley were killed in a helicopter crash while searching for a missing child. While searching for the child, the helicopter encountered unknown trouble and collided with a utility pole. Both officers were killed as a result of the collision.
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