Police Officer Michael Crawshaw
Penn Hills Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch:
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Age:
32
Badge Number:
NA
Years on The Job:
4
Cause of Death:
Shot and killed
 
Officer Michael Crawshaw was shot and killed after responding to a call along Johnston Road in Penn Hills around 8:30pm.  Police are still searching for a suspect in the deadly shooting that also claimed the life of another man.

Allegheny County Police Supt. Charles Moffat says Crawshaw was apparently waiting for backup to arrive when he was killed. "it appears that the officer was shot while he was still in his radio car on the street."  Another man was also killed in the incident.  Danyal Morton,40, was found dead inside the home. The cause and manner of his death is still pending.

After the shooting, police launched a massive manhunt for a person of interest in connection with the incident that they said was considered armed and extremely dangerous.

Crawshaw, as a 2.5-year veteran of the Penn Hills Police Department.  He had previously served with the University of Pittsburgh Police Department.
 
Agency Information
Penn Hills Police Department
147 Jefferson Road
Penn Hills, PA 15235
Phone: (412) 244-3400
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Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth


Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu



Rest in peace, and
may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon.

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