ThinBlueNews remembers Police Officer Darrell Dewayne Adams of the Memphis Police Department on the fifth anniversary of his End of Watch. This is an anniversary remembrance—not a report of a new death.
The Memphis Police Department’s official In Memoriam page records Officer Adams’ End of Watch as October 2, 2021. The department says he was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 near North Watkins Street while he and other officers were investigating a vehicle accident.
Service to Memphis
The department’s memorial says Officer Adams served with the Memphis Police Department for five and a half years. The Officer Down Memorial Page independently identifies him as Police Officer Darrell Dewayne Adams, lists badge 5729 and records the same End of Watch date and line-of-duty circumstances.
This remembrance keeps the focus on Officer Adams’ service and sacrifice while avoiding graphic detail and unnecessary intrusion into his family’s privacy.
Five years after his End of Watch, Police Officer Darrell Dewayne Adams is remembered for his service to Memphis and for the sacrifice made while answering the call.
End of Watch
Police Officer Darrell Dewayne Adams
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee
Badge 5729
End of Watch: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Sources and image note
- Memphis Police Department: In Memoriam
- Officer Down Memorial Page: Police Officer Darrell Dewayne Adams
- Support ODMP
Featured-image note: ThinBlueNews created the typography-only memorial design shown here because no portrait with documented publication-level reuse authority was established for this release. It contains no person, face, badge, seal, uniform, incident depiction or synthetic likeness.
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