Detective Sergeant Charles E. James, 31, was shot during a January 9, 1983, warrant service at a house in the 6000 block of Grimshaw Avenue in Pine Lawn, Missouri. A five-year veteran and the lead on the entry team, Sergeant James used a battering ram after announcing the team’s presence; he was immediately fired upon as he attempted to enter and was struck in the head. He died the following day from his wounds.

Officers at the scene subdued and arrested the resident, identified as Albert E. Norwood. Norwood was charged with capital murder for killing a police officer in the line of duty; he was later tried, convicted of first-degree murder, and given a life term without the possibility of parole for 50 years. Sergeant James is survived by a daughter, two sons, his parents, and a sister.

Does anyone have memories of Sergeant James, the Pine Lawn department in the early 1980s, or details about the operation at Grimshaw Avenue that could shed light on this case?