Master Officer Howard Ellsworth Dallies Jr., 36, was shot and killed on March 9, 1993, in Garden Grove, California, during a routine traffic stop. At about 2:45 a.m. he stopped a motorcycle in the 10100 block of Aldgate Avenue; as he approached the bike the driver allegedly turned and fired six shots, striking Dallies four times. He was taken to the hospital and died a few hours later.

The motorcycle was later found to be stolen and carried false tags from a similar bike. A suspect was arrested in July 1997, but the charges were dropped for lack of sufficient evidence, leaving the killing unresolved. Dallies had previously served with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the Placentia Police Department and is survived by his wife and two young sons.

Anyone who knew Officer Dallies, saw the motorcycle or activity on Aldgate Avenue that night, or has information that could help clarify what happened is asked to come forward.