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____Captain Robbie E. Bishop of the Villa Rica
Police Department in Georgia, was more than just your average police officer. Robbie
was and will forever be the exception when it came to the field of Drug Interdiction
and Criminal Enforcement. Captain Robbie E. Bishop was in charge of the Carroll
County Sheriff’s Office and Villa Rica Police Department’s Interstate Criminal Enforcement
Teams. Robbie was well known throughout the interdiction community for his hard
work and dedication to the pursuit of the criminal element. Robbie also worked part-time
in several other agencies throughout the Southeastern United States. Robbie's attitude
on life and work could be summed up in two words, Motivated & Dedicated. He
was a pioneer for criminal interdiction and has spearheaded it into what it is today.
____On the morning of Wednesday, January 20th,
1999, Captain Robbie E. Bishop was shot and killed during a traffic stop on US Interstate
20 west bound, at the 18 mile marker, leaving behind his wife and two children.
The world of criminal interdiction was turned upside-down that day. Robbie was all
about teaching others the proper techniques that could be used that worked. He was
also an inspiration to all who knew him or of him. Robbie was all about teaching
others not only successful Interdiction techniques, but also about officer safety
& survival. To this day, Captain Robbie E. Bishop remains an inspiration to
all who knew him or of him.
____The funeral was held in Villa Rica, Georgia
and was attended by over 6,000 law enforcement officers, citizens, friends and family.
The funeral motorcade left Villa Rica and moved 75 miles North on I-75 to Dalton,
GA. This is where Captain Bishop ended his tour of duty and was laid to rest. There
were patrol
vehicles on hand wading through the bumper to bumper precession from
all across the country. The procession was over 30 miles in length. Though Robbie
Bishop sacrificed so much, he asked for very little in return. He will sorely be
missed by all. The National Criminal Enforcement Association birthed and started
as a result of officers from all over the country wanting to continue the legacy
that Captain Robbie Bishop lived everyday of his life. This is only a small tribute
to an officer that gave us so much to what he believed in.
____In memory of Captain Robbie E. Bishop, the
NCEA proudly displays his badge number, “314” for all to remember him. This badge
number has become one of the permanent symbols of our organization and can be seen
in our toll free phone number, our web address domain name, on all of our merchandise,
and literature. Usually the 314 is accompanied by Robbie’s initials, “R. E. B.”
for Robbie Edward Bishop. When seen together as “R.E.B. 314”, all in the business
of Criminal Interdiction should remember the ultimate sacrifice that was given on
that January morning on US Highway 20. As long as there are Criminal Interdiction
Officers working our nation’s streets and highways, Robbie’s legacy will live on.
In memory of Captain Robbie Edward Bishop.
In
memory of
Captain Robbie Edward Bishop
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