Honoring All Fallen Members of the Mesa Police Department
Officer Steven Paul Pollard
End of Patrol: Sunday, November 27, 1994
Officer Pollard was killed when he was struck by a vehicle after pulling over a suspected drunk driver on US 60.
Officer Pollard is survived by his wife and daughter
Town Marshal Hyram S. Peterson
End of Patrol: Wednesday, November 12, 1913
Marshal Peterson was shot and killed by a theft suspect while on duty. He observed two men attempting to steal a bicycle and he gave chase on his own bicycle. He was shot by the two men when he caught them at the edge of town. Both men were eventually apprehended.
Marshal Peterson had been the town marshal for five years.