Robert Plunkett
Detective Constable #446
York Regional Police Service
1964 - August 2nd 2007
York Regional Police Service
1964 - August 2nd 2007
Constable Robert Plunkett was injured when he was run down by a vehicle during an airbag theft investigation in Markham.
Constable Plunkett was struck by a car and dragged while performing undercover surveillance during the investigation on Ascot Crescent, near the Pacific Mall in the Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road area. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
In June 2011 the subject who killed Constable Pluckett was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with credit for time served since his arrest.
Constable Plunkett was a 22-year veteran of the York Regional Police Service. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Constable Plunkett was struck by a car and dragged while performing undercover surveillance during the investigation on Ascot Crescent, near the Pacific Mall in the Steeles Avenue and Kennedy Road area. He was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
In June 2011 the subject who killed Constable Pluckett was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with credit for time served since his arrest.
Constable Plunkett was a 22-year veteran of the York Regional Police Service. He is survived by his wife and three children.