Lauretha Vaird | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lauretha A. Vaird August 4, 1952 |
| Died | January 2, 1996 (aged 43) Feltonville, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Relatives | 2 children |
| Police career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Pennsylvania |
| Department | Philadelphia Police Department |
| Service years | 1986 – January 1996 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Badge no. | 5897[1] |
Lauretha A. Vaird (August 4, 1952 – January 2, 1996) was a Philadelphia Police Department officer who was shot dead by the rapper Christopher "Cool C" Roney during a botched armed bank robbery in January 1996. Roney attempted to rob the bank with another rapper, Warren "Steady B" McGlone, and another man, Mark Canty. During the robbery, Vaird was mortally wounded by a gunshot wound in the abdomen and died soon after. Vaird was Philadelphia's first female police officer to be shot and killed in the line of duty.[2]
- ^ "Police Officer Lauretha Vaird, Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania". Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ "Law Enforcement News". Around the Nation. December 15, 1996.
- "Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths in 1996". Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved March 28, 2017.