Officer Down: Police Officer Scotty Triplett

May 24, 2021

TENNESSEE-Police Officer Scotty Triplett, of the Memphis Police Department, died May 22, 2021. Officer Triplett died in a motorcycle crash as he was conducting an escort on the roadway with other officers. A vehicle failed to yield, causing a collision. He was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. 

Officer Triplett served with the Memphis Police Department for twenty-seven years and is survived by this wife and children. 

Source: ODMP

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Hilary Rodela

Hilary Rodela is currently a Surveillance Officer, a former Private Investigator, a former Crime Scene Investigator, and Evidence Technician. She worked for the Ruidoso (NM) Police Department as well as the Lubbock (TX) Police Department. She has written for several public safety publications and has extensive law enforcement and forensic training and is pursuing forensic expertise in various disciplines. Hilary is a freelance public safety writer and curriculum developer for the National Investigative Training Academy.

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