âHe was my role modelâ: Daughter of fallen deputy remembers father killed 1 shift away from retirementÂ
Aaron Mesmer reports.
BRANDON, Fla. - The daughter of a Hillsborough County Sheriff s deputy who was killed in the line of duty spoke publicly about her father for the first time Friday. He was my dad and he was my best friend. That s who Brian LaVigne was, said Deputy Caitlin LaVigne, who followed in her father s footsteps and has been working at the same sheriff s office for nine years. I wanted to be just like him. I was going to be an FTO like him. He made street crimes, I wanted to be on street crimes too. Whatever he did, I wanted to do. I wanted to do what he did for people. I wanted to make people feel like he made them feel. It s just, there s no word to describe how much of a good influence he was on people.
Sheriff: Florida deputy killed while on duty was just 1 shift away from retirement
Hillsborough County deputy killed in the line of duty
By: WFTS Staff
and last updated 2021-01-12 17:08:09-05
BRANDON, Fla. â A Florida sheriff s deputy who was just days away from retirement died in the line of duty Monday evening.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said deputies were responding to a call for service from management at the Paddock Club Apartments around 3:42 p.m. Monday.
The caller said the man had been throwing furniture and clothes out of his apartment window and front door. The caller also said this individual has threatened to harm staff in the past. Deputies were not able to make contact with the man and left the area.
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.
UpdatedMon, Jan 11, 2021 at 11:23 pm ET
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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.
A Florida sheriff s deputy was killed by a suspect the week he was set to retire
The crash happened on Monday afternoon. (CNN)A Florida sheriff s deputy who was just one shift away from retirement was killed Monday by a suspect in a fatal car crash, Hillsboro County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a press conference.
Hillsboro County Sheriff s Office (HSCO) Master Corporal Brian LaVigne, 54, was in a marked vehicle when a suspect who had been tased unsuccessfully by deputies intentionally rammed the car, according to a press release from HCSO.
We will honor him as the hero and for the service he left behind as a teacher, as a mentor and again, someone who unselfishly served this community, Chronister said.