Law enforcement agencies hold boat procession for fallen officers Josh Fiallo, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA The Hillsborough River went silent Tuesday night as many gathered to honor the death of Tampa Police Master Patrol Officer Brian Madsen.
Sixteen boats - one for each year Madsen served before he was killed by a wrong-way driver on March 9 - moved down the river in a somber procession. The event was in remembrance of the lives of three officers who were killed this year in Tampa Bay, including Madsen. They lit the river blue with flashing lights as they slowly trolled from the Platt Street Bridge to Armature Works just before 9 p.m.
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Officer Jesse Madsen hailed at funeral for seeing everyone as family
Thousands attended services Tuesday for the Tampa police officer, who died saving strangers from a wrong-way driver on I-275.
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Uniformed pallbearers carry away the casket of Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen following his funeral Tuesday at Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz. Madsen, who served in the Marines and Army Reserves, was to be interred at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
LUTZ â Officer Jesse Madsen considered everyone he met to be family.
He was born to a young mother who loved him but knew she couldnât care for him, so he went home from the hospital with an adoptive family. After a few weeks, the family decided his skin was too dark and he was given up again.
Deputy will never forget brief encounter with hero TPD officer
Catherine Hawley reports.
TAMPA, Fla. - During his nearly 17-year career with the Tampa Police Department, Master Police Officer Jesse Madsen received seven lifesaving awards for showing heroism and putting his own life on the line.
FOX 13 News has learned of another time Madsen jumped into action. This time, saving the life of a Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy.
Peaceful protests back in May turned into mayhem and violence as hundreds of people descended onto University Square Mall. Hillsborough County Master Deputy William Scobie was part of the team that responded.
Tampa Police say preliminary information shows the driver of the other car, 25-year-old Joshua Montague, was intoxicated at the time of the collision that killed bot