Police Officer Tanja Brigitte King

Police Officer Tanja Brigitte King

Orlando Police Department, Florida

End of Watch Thursday, May 18, 2000

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Tanja Brigitte King

Officer Tanja King was killed when her cruiser struck a light pole while she was responding to an emergency assistance call.

The collision caused the concrete light pole to fall on top of the cruiser, and trapped Officer King inside. Emergency crews were able to extricate her and she was flown to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Officer King was a member of the same unit as Officer George DeSalvia, murdered three months earlier while on duty.

Officer King had been in law enforcement for four years, and had been with the Orlando Police Department for two years. She is survived by her parents, sister, and three brothers.

Officer King has been memorialized in Orlando, Florida, with a park named Tanja King Memorial Park and also with a street named after her called Tanja King Boulevard.

Bio

  • Age 30
  • Tour 4 years
  • Badge 544

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash

emergency response, single vehicle crash

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On this 25th Anniversary, I am here at the cemetery with your father to pay our respects to you. We miss you and the smile that you brought to OPD every day. May you continue to rest in everlasting peace.

Lt. Jerry Goglas
Orlando Police Department

May 18, 2025

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