Joe Morgan died in September.
Just saw on the internet that Des Moines officer Joe Morgan died in September at the young age of 54. I always liked his calm demeanor and weird sense of humor. His death seemed very sudden. May he R.I.P.
shareVery sad to hear about the passing of Joe Morgan, I always liked him a lot and agreed he did have a good sense of humor and a calm demeanor, he was a fun officer to watch, my thoughts and prayers will go out to his family and those close to him.
shareHis obituary mentioned his level-headedness and sense of humor.
His funeral was streamed on the internet. The one officer recalled a story in which Morgan knew he was going to be on TV but was also on duty at the same time. He resolved a dispute quickly and within minutes, was at his house with his family watching his appearance on COPS.
I was very shocked when I heard he passed.
I'm not sure how many cops featured on the show have since passed. I've heard of a few others besides Morgan.
I know Donta Miller from Palm Beach County, FL (Season 11 where he dealt with a man stalking his ex-girlfriend along with him following her from New Jersey) got killed in November 2007 and Officer Shaun Diamond from Pomona, California (lead officer off of a Season 20 episode where he was pursuing a parolee at large in a stolen van that crashed into a taxi) got killed on duty back in October 2014
That was very interesting how Officer Morgan was able to resolve a dispute quickly and was at his house with his family watching his appearance on COPS, I sometimes wonder what consequences Officer Morgan had to suffer when he'd gotten his car stuck on the railroad tracks while pursuing a motorcyclist, he was definitely one of my favorite officers due to his calm demeanor and his sense of humor.
Here's a few officers who are deceased who appeared on COPS:
Mike Hoffman:Broward Co, season 1.
Walter "Kent" Mundell, Pierce County, season 17.
Craig Mendenhall, Portland, season 16.
Bob French, Sacramento, seasons 23 & 24.
Keith Gray, Fresno, season 9.
Rick Lee, Brevard County, season 20.
Lance Whitaker, Jacksonville season 16.
That stuck on the tracks segment was a classic, and Joe handled it with class. I liked that he showed his lunch on the dashcam at the beginning of the segment. Just seemed like a real nice guy.
I really liked Mike Hoffman and Keith Gray a lot, those two were nice, fun police officers, I've totally forgotten all about them showing Morgan's lunch on the dashcam at the beginning of the segment, I agree Joe did handle it very well, it was easy to feel sorry for him with the predicament he was in, I also thought the other officers were humorous about what happened, I also liked how he handled the situation with a little boy that was missing.
shareMorgan's backup officers handled the situation very well and also liked their sense of humor.
I liked how Morgan treated the little boy. Didn't get mad at him or scare him. Loved that he got the sticker at the end. Hope the boy is doing better now as an adult.
I was really happy with how lighthearted and humorous Morgan was while dealing with the little boy, I feel police officers would be more respected if they were all like Morgan, I thought it was cool he gave the little boy a sticker at the end, I also hope he's doing better as an adult.
I thought it was funny seeing how Morgan's fellow officers and one of the superior officers acted towards him getting his car stuck on the railroad tracks, wasn't Morgan about to be evaluated for something?
I can't remember if he was about to be evaluated for something.
shareAnother officer who was passed away is Eddie Brown who was one of the Narcotics officers from Pittsburgh (he appeared in several Pittsburgh episodes from Season 4), Eddie Brown died from a car accident at 70 years old, I remember he was a tough, no nonsense officer but did have a sense of humor.
shareShawn McDonald of Pierce County, Seasons 4 and 5 sadly passed away in 2010 at 50 years old, I remember liking him a lot when I first watched COPS back in 1992
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