City of Odessa Police Department

Remembering our Fallen Officers


Corporal Arlie Jones September 8, 2007	Corporal John (Scott) Gardner September 8, 2007	Corporal Abel Marquez September 12, 2007
Cpl. Jones had served with the Odessa Police Department for 23 years.	Cpl. Gardner had served with the agency for just over 4 years and had previously served as an animal control officer.	Corporal Marquez had served with the Odessa Police Department for 7 years.
Cpl. Gordon T. Toal August 19, 1982		Officer Scott Smith February 6, 1988

Cpl. Toal was assigned to the Traffic Division, and was killed in a motorcycle accident while conducting a funeral escort.		Officer Smith was assigned to the Traffic Division, and was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to an emergency.