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Slain deputy Danny Oliver remembered as dedicated cop with soft heart

By Ryan Lillis


10/28/2014 12:23 AM


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A photo from the last golf tournament slain deputy Danny Oliver attended was handed out by his family on Monday, October, 27, 2014 in Sacramento, Calif.Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com





It was a Friday afternoon last October, and the Oliver family had just left home on vacation. Then came word that six police officers had been wounded during a gunbattle in Roseville.
“We’re going home, aren’t we?” Susan Oliver said to her husband, Danny.
“Yeah,” the Sacramento sheriff’s deputy replied.
And with that, Danny Oliver turned the family RV around and headed to work.


Oliver was a dedicated street cop who always showed up for work an hour early and went after the worst criminals on his beat, his widow said Monday. He also had a soft heart and enjoyed connecting with the Sacramento County community he was charged with protecting, answering emails from concerned citizens and never declining to attend a neighborhood meeting.


Danny Oliver, 47, was shot and killed Friday in the parking lot of a Motel 6 on Arden Way. The man suspected of killing Oliver, Marcelo Marquez, has also been accused in the shooting death of Placer County sheriff’s Detective Michael Davis Jr., that same day in Auburn. Marquez and his wife, Janelle Monroy, are scheduled to be arraigned in court Tuesday.


Appearing before a row of television cameras at the headquarters of the Sacramento sheriff’s deputy union, Susan Oliver said she wanted the community to know that law enforcement officers like her husband and Davis were “people just like anyone else.”
“He’d say, ‘I’m just a man and I put my pants on one leg at a time, I put my shirt on one arm at a time. I just wear different clothes than other people,’” Susan Oliver said during a 12-minute conversation with reporters. Wearing a black dress, Oliver’s lower lip quivered and her left hand was clenched into a fist, but she fought back tears as she recalled her husband of 25 years and the father of her two daughters.



Danny Oliver grew up in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood of Sacramento and graduated from Grant High School. Growing up in that tough part of town “allowed him to understand people” and gave him a street sense that served him well as a sheriff’s deputy, Susan Oliver said.


“He saw a lot of not-OK things happening in the community (growing up), and he always wanted to get out of those environments and make those environments better,” she said.


While Danny Oliver’s father was a firefighter and would have enjoyed having his son seek the same professional path, Oliver instead gravitated toward law enforcement. He finished at the top of his class academically at the sheriff’s academy. His wife worked two jobs while Oliver went through the unpaid training.


He joined the Sheriff’s Department 15 years ago, working the graveyard shift for a decade. “He always thought there were more people he could arrest at night,” his wife said.


Oliver preferred to make arrests on serious felony cases over the less serious misdemeanor infractions. His team of problem-oriented policing officers in Sacramento County’s northern neighborhoods was ultra-competitive.
“He loved catching the bad guys,” Susan Oliver said.


But her husband also had a soft side. He once arrested a woman on a serious drug charge. The woman appeared stable and she was with her daughter, so Oliver uncuffed the suspect and let her sit with the young girl. As he left, the suspect’s daughter called Oliver a teddy bear – a term that became his nickname in the department.


He was dedicated to his own family as well. He did CrossFit exercises with his daughters and helped them with their schoolwork. “He never felt like they had to be someone they didn’t want to be,” Susan Oliver said.


Every time he spoke with his wife, they would both end the conversation with an “I love you.” During their last conversation, Danny Oliver told his wife he had finished making her a chicken coop in their yard.


In the years ahead, Susan Oliver said she will recall her husband as a prankster and a hard worker who “gave his life for everyone in his community.”


“He never said he was afraid of dying,” Susan Oliver said. “He always said, ‘You always have to have a little fear. Otherwise, you’re not going to see the things around you that could hurt you.’ He always felt like being a little fearful some of the time was helpful, but he never feared being out there.”



Memorial information

Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy Danny Oliver
Donations can be sent to Oliver’s memorial at two locations. The Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association’s address is 1700 I St., Suite 100, Sacramento, 95811. Donations can also be sent to the STAR 6 Foundation, Danny Oliver Memorial Fund, c/o Exchange Bank, 1420 Rocky Ridge Drive, Suite 190, Roseville, 95661.
The memorial fund’s savings account number is 1205002973, and the routing number is 121101985.
Funeral: Monday, 10 a.m. at Adventure Christian Church, 6401 Stanford Ranch Road, Roseville.
Placer County sheriff’s Detective Michael Davis Jr.
Memorial fund is the Detective Michael Davis Jr. Benefit Memorial Fund, account number 2348924032. Checks can be sent to Wells Fargo Bank, 3680 Taylor Road, Loomis, 95650.
Funeral: Nov. 4, 10 a.m. at Adventure Christian Church, 6401 Stanford Ranch Road, Roseville.






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Saying Goodbye: Community Mourns, Honors Slain Placer County Detective









ROSEVILLE- Many members of law enforcement and the public participated in a funeral procession for fallen Placer County Sheriff’s Detective Michael Davis Jr.


The 42-year-old homicide investigator was killed in a shooting rampage Friday in Auburn. In an emotional interview, Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner said the loss was personal.


“When you hear a report about this potential suspect from a Sacramento shooting, you’d run the other way, right?” Sheriff Bonner said. “Most people would. But these guys run to it. They run to the sound of gunfire, and they do what they can to confront evil to end the threat. And Mike paid the ultimate sacrifice.”


Davis’ hearse was escorted by dozens of law enforcement vehicles from the Sacramento County morgue to Chapel of the Valley Cremation and Funeral Care facility in Roseville.


Along the way, members of the public waved American flags to show their appreciation.


“They never plan on going out there to work and losing their life, but they know that is the chance they are taking everyday they put that badge on, and this time, he did,” Terri Kohnke said.


Sheriff Bonner said Davis was a dedicated and gifted investigator. But most memorably, he said he was a caring man with a golden heart.


“Sometimes when you’re at the top of the pyramid, stuff piles up on you, and Mike would always check on me, and say ‘Boss, how are you doing?’And he was just a caring guy,” Sheriff Bonner said.
Sheriff Bonner, who is also the county’s coroner, said Detective Davis’ death hit very close to home. That is when his colleagues in Sacramento County stepped in to help.


“I am the coroner of Placer County, and my guy was murdered,” he said while tearing up. “And Sacramento County graciously took that part of the investigation, and I am eternally grateful.”
The next step is for the Sheriff’s Office to find out why this incident spiraled into a rampage that killed two sheriff’s deputies.


“We will go back to work, we will put the uniform on, get in the cars, and do our job everyday. And we will do it to honor Mike and other officers that have fallen victim to evil,” Sheriff Bonner said.


The suspect Marcelo Marquez was taken into custody after authorities sprayed tear gas into a home he barricaded himself into, in Auburn. Marquez’s suspected accomplice and wife, Jannelle Monroy is also in custody.
Their first court appearance is on Tuesday.

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Investigator

Michael David Davis, Jr.

Placer County Sheriff's Department, California

End of Watch: Friday, October 24, 2014



Investigator Michael Davis was shot and killed while taking part in a massive manhunt for the murderer of Deputy Sheriff Danny Oliver of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

The subject who murdered Deputy Oliver, assisted by a female accomplice, carjacked a vehicle and fled up I-80 after killing Deputy Oliver. They exited the highway in Auburn, before stopping on the side of the road. Investigator Davis and his partner spotted the vehicle and began to approach it when the male subject opened fire with an AR-15 rifle, striking both officers.

Both officers were transported to a local hospital where Investigator Davis succumbed to his wounds.

The female subject was arrested at the scene while the male subject fled into a residential area. He was taken into custody several hours later.

Investigator Davis had served with the Placer County Sheriff's Department for 15 years.

Investigator Davis' father, Investigator Michael Davis Sr., was killed in the line of duty on October 24th, 1988, while serving with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Their line of duty deaths occurred exactly 26 years apart to the day.

Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Sheriff Edward Bonner
Placer County Sheriff's Department
2929 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603

Phone: (530) 889-7800

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