Florida Deputy Killed on Duty Was Just One Shift Away From Retirement
On 1/13/21 at 6:06 AM EST
A Florida deputy who was killed while on duty was just one shift away from retirement, his sheriff has said.
Brian LaVigne, 54, died on Monday afternoon after Travis Garrett, 28, rammed a vehicle into his marked police car while trying to flee from other officers, Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office said.
Sheriff Chad Chronister said that LaVigne, who had been on the force for more than 20 years, was just about to retire.
In a statement, Chronister said: Master Corporal Brian LaVigne was a part of the Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office family since 1990, and he was just one shift away from retirement. We will never forget Master Corporal LaVigne for laying down his life in the line of duty or the response of his squad members who did everything they could to ensure that the individual responsible for his death was apprehended.
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Show Transcript today would have been Corporal Levin s last shift before retirement, and Sheriff Chronister says he made such an impact on so many deputies here of the Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office. He wants to make sure he s honored and remembered for the hero. He waas a great family man, someone who serve this community and serve this community not just by answering calls for service and being a supervisor, mentoring the young troops that air out here while holding back tears. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister gave us some insight into Master Corporal Brian Levine s 30 years here of the sheriff s office. He says he was such an inspiration. One of his daughters even followed in his footsteps, the sheriff says. Corporal Levin was responding a
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced funeral arrangements and a memorial fund for Master Corporal Brian LaVigne, who was killed Monday and was one shift away from retirement.
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A Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office deputy was killed in Brandon after a suspect he was chasing crashed into him on Lumsden, police said. (Shutterstock)
BRANDON, FL A Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office deputy was killed in the line of duty Monday night after a suspect crashed into his cruiser at a high rate of speed, deputies said.
Monday afternoon, authorities went to Paddock Club Apartments, 921 Paddock Club Drive, for a complaint about suspect, Travis Garrett, 28, who had been throwing clothes from the apartment where he stayed, according to officials. Deputies spoke to the suspect through the door and then left since there was no cause for arrest, investigators said.