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By JON HAWORTH, ABC News
(NEW YORK) A police officer has been killed in the line of duty just one day away from retirement when a suspect intentionally crashed into his police cruiser.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in Florida said that the incident occurred at approximately 3:42 p.m. on Jan. 11 when authorities received a report from the Paddock Club Apartments in Brandon, Florida, that a man had been “throwing property out of his apartment window and front door” and that the individual had allegedly threatened to harm himself in the past.
However, when deputies arrived, they spoke to the man in question through the door and determined that there was no cause to arrest the individual at the time.
Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office
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On Monday afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies responded to reports from the Paddock Club Apartments in Brandon of a man allegedly throwing property out of his apartment window and front door. The man was later identified as 28-year-old Travis Zachary Gabriel Garrett, Sheriff Chad Connister said at a press conference Monday afternoon. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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However, after speaking with Garrett through the door, deputies determined there was no cause to arrest him at the time.
A 54-year-old Florida police officer finishing out one of his last shifts before retirement died late Monday when a suspect intentionally crashed into his cruiser, according to officials.
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