Officer Phillip Carl Yourman, Hollywood Police Department, Florida

Officer Phillip Carl Yourman

Hollywood Police Department, Florida

End of Watch Thursday, August 30, 1973

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Phillip Carl Yourman

Officer Phillip Yourman and Officer Byron Riley were killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a purse snatcher.

The two officers were in an unmarked unit when they observed the crime. As they chased the suspect vehicle into a residential area the patrol car went out of control and struck a palm tree as they made a U-turn on Hollywood Boulevard at 57th Avenue. Both officers suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The suspect they were chasing was never apprehended.

Officer Yourman had served with the Hollywood Police Department for three years.

Bio

Age Not available
Tour 3 years
Badge 0030

Incident Details

Cause Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile
Offender Never apprehended

larceny, vehicle pursuit

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The corner where you and Officer Riley made your ultimate sacrifice is still there after many many years. My doctors office is a block away from
the site. I pass by that corner at least once a month going to and from my doctor office. Each time that I pass that corner, I say a silent prayer of remembrance for you both.

I was reading at the time in a newspaper that you were a NYPD Auxiliary Police Sergeant like me and also from Brooklyn. I was very impressed by the similarities.

A memorial book binder that I made in your honor rests in the Hollywood Police Department Records Division. Always Remembered!

Christian Durante
•Retired Volunteer NYPD Auxiliary Police Sergeant
NYPD 68th Pct Auxiliary Police Unit
•DHS Federal Employee
• USCG Auxiliary

April 20, 2025