Patrolman David Scott and Patrolman Yamil Baez-Santiago were killed in an automobile accident during a vehicle pursuit at 1330 hours on June 7, 2002.

The two officers were chasing a robbery suspect on the 101st Airborne Division Parkway when their patrol car collided with another vehicle near Peachers Mill Road. The patrol car burst into flames and both officers were trapped inside. The driver of the other vehicle was injured. The suspect fled the scene but was eventually apprehended.

On November 4, 2004, the suspect was found guilty of four counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of reckless vehicular homicide. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison.

Patrolman Scott was a US Army veteran. He was a Field Training Officer and had been employed with the Clarksville Police Department for eight years. He is survived by his wife and four children.

Patrolman Yamil Baez-Santiago and Patrolman David Scott were killed in an automobile accident during a vehicle pursuit at 1330 hours on June 7, 2002.

The two officers were chasing a robbery suspect on the 101st Airborne Division Parkway when their patrol car collided with another vehicle near Peachers Mill Road. The patrol car burst into flames and both officers were trapped inside. The driver of the other vehicle was injured. The suspect fled the scene but was eventually apprehended.

On November 4, 2004, the suspect was found guilty of four counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of reckless vehicular homicide. He was sentenced to 33 years in prison.

Patrolman Baez-Santiago was a US Army veteran and had been with the Clarksville Police Department for only six months. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Police Motorcycle Officer Doug Glenn, was responding to a domestic disturbance call the afternoon of November 5, 1983. At approximately 1:45 PM, he was traveling north on US 41-A when a station wagon pulled out into the flow of traffic from the entrance of Magic Wheels. Although traveling at normal speed, Officer Glenn was unable to keep from striking the side of the vehicle. He was thrown from his motorcycle some 39 feet after to point of the impact.

The 32 year old officer was taken first to Memorial Hospital, later he was transferred to the Baptist Hospital neurological intensive care unit and was listed in critical condition.

Officer Glenn was placed on life support systems after his vital signs, with the exception of his blood pressure, were stabilized. On November 15, a fund was started at Northern Bank to assist Officer Glenn's family, his wife Rhonda and their two children, Catherine Faith and Ryan Douglass.

On November 19, 1983, at approximately 10:22 AM, Officer Aaron Douglass Glenn died. Fellow police officers and county deputies immediately placed black bands across their badges, placed short black streamers on car antennas and the flag at the Criminal Justice Complex was lowered in his memory.

On the day of his funeral more than a hundred people, both in and out of uniform and from other law enforcement agencies came to pay their respects to their fellow officer. The somber procession drove past a dozen or more motorcyclist parked along the roadside, with their helmets off as they also paused to pay their respect for the loss of this young officer.

At the grave site, a 21 gun salute resounded along with "Taps" as a folded flag was presented to Glenn's widow, Rhonda.

Officer Kenneth Lee Browning
It was about 9:20 AM in the morning of February 13, 1974 when F.B.I. Special Agent Frank Christina entered the Clarksville Police Department. He reported seeing a black male carrying a shotgun walking south on Second Street.

Officer Joe Mixon was working the dispatch center and Officer Kenneth Lee Browning was also present in the CPD office. Both officers left the station in response to the report.

Officer Browning had been with the Clarksville Police Department for about four months, prior to this, he had been with the Dickson, Tennessee Police Department for four years. He was 38 years old.

Officer Joe Mixon had been with the Department for about one year. He was 28 years old at the time of the incident.

Both officers left the department in search of the black male. Officer Browning was driving the patrol car as they approached Second Street in the area of the old employment office and post office. It was here they saw the black male, later identified as Howard Gentry, standing at the intersection of Madison and Third Street.

Officer Browning turned on the patrol car's blue lights and stopped approximately ten feet from Gentry. Officer Browning then stepped out of the car and stood in the street where he ordered Gentry to "freeze". At this point Browning had not drawn his weapon. Gentry pivoted around, pointing the shotgun at Browning and ordered him to get back in his car. Officer Browning managed to get back into the vehicle before Gentry fired four rounds into the car, striking Officer Mixon in the right hand and shoulder and officer Browning in the abdomen.

Officer Browning attempted to drive forward but was unable to do so due to the extent of his injuries. He opened his car door and fell to the pavement. Officer Mixon was able to radio for help and called for an ambulance. He then exited the vehicle, trying to keep Gentry in sight.

By now Gentry had opened fire on other people, hitting two city firemen with shotgun pellets as they ran for cover. He then shot a man who simply walked out of the Royal York Hotel Lobby at the wrong time. Gentry was also in possession of a revolver which he proceeded to fire at the vehicle of a woman as she attempted to back out of the post office parking lot. She was injured by the glass being blown from her window. Witnesses then saw Gentry reload both weapons before heading back towards the location where Officer Browning lay wounded in the street.

Officers Wade Harris, Billy Poor and Larry Thrower arrived on the scene at this point. The officers were trying to position themselves to locate Gentry when he opened fire on them from behind a parked vehicle. Gentry was struck be return fire, but continued firing, striking Officer Harris in his leg. After another exchange of gunfire, it appeared that Gentry was done.

Officer Larry Thrower managed to maneuver until he came upon Gentry and took the shotgun from his hands. Gentry was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital. Howard V. Gentry was forty-two years old and described as a loner. Gentry's mother had sought help for her son because of his recent nervous behavior. Officer Kenneth Browning died on Valentine's Day, February 14, twenty-eight hours after receiving massive abdominal injuries from the shotgun wounds. He was survived by his widow, Cynthia and step-children. According to Police Chief Ira Nunley and Assistant Chief Gracey Farmer, this was the first instance of a Clarksville Police Officer being shot in the line of duty.

Clarksville Police Officer K. Leonard Nipple
It was a tragedy that left Clarksville stunned and the Police Department devastated. About 5:30 AM the morning of August 9, 1945, the Clarksville Laundry on Third Street was the scene of a devastating fire that destroyed the laundry, resulted in the death of a city police officer, injured a fireman and damaged surrounding businesses.About 5:30 AM the morning of August 9, 1945, the Clarksville Laundry on Third Street was the scene of a devastating fire that destroyed the laundry, resulted in the death of a city police officer, injured a fireman and damaged surrounding businesses.

Clarksville Police Officer K. Leonard Nipple, age 35, was standing in the doorway of the laundry's broiler room with Fireman Marshall Hodge and Fireman Joe Davenport, Jr. Assistant Fire Chief Tommy Seay was nearby w hen he heard a noise and looked up to see one of the walls caving in. Officer Nipple was struck on the head and shoulders by falling brick and was killed instantly. Hodge managed to avoid most of the brick but was struck on the back. He was taken to Clarksville Hospital where he was listed in satisfactory condition. Davenport escaped unharmed.

Clarksville Laundry owner, John Johnson, advised both the fire department and the police department that he had recently installed some new machinery. The cause of the blaze had not been determined at that point, however, it was known not to have started in the boiler room. The damaged were estimated at approximately $150,000.00.

Officer K. Leonard Nipple, the 35 year old unmarried officer had moved to Clarksville from Kansas. His only known relatives were in California. "Cowboy," as he was called by his fellow officers, had been a member of the police force for three years. He had been a good officer, brave, dependable and had the respect of the entire Department.