Sergeant Craig Hogman - Brief Article

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The, May, 2000

Sergeant Craig Hogman of the Clark County, Washington, Sheriffs Office and Officers Adam Millard and Lawrence Zapata of the Vancouver, Washington, Police Department responded to the report of a bank robbery and attempted to locate the get-away vehicle. Sergeant Hogman located the vehicle and began pursuit.

The three subjects in the vehicle began firing out the windows, hitting Sergeant Hogman's car several times. Twice during the pursuit, the subjects set up an ambush as Sergeant Hogman turned a corner in a residential neighborhood. During pursuit, the subjects also opened fire on Officers Millard and Zapata, striking their patrol car and throwing a hand grenade at the officers. The subjects crashed their vehicle while attempting another ambush, fled on foot through a heavily wooded area, and continued to fire at the officers. The officers returned fire, fatally wounding two of the subjects. Officers apprehended the third suspect a short time later as he ran through the ball field of a local school. Investiga tion revealed that, prior to the bank robbery, the subjects had planted three bombs at a department store near the bank, which exploded approximately 45 minutes before the bank robbery occurred. Investigation at the crime scene discovered another bomb and several weapons in the vehicle. Due to the selfless dedication of these officers, innocent lives were saved in this residential neighborhood with several schools nearby.