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VPD
Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll announced to the community that Officer Chris Berry has died.
"It is with deep sorrow that the Vidor Police Department announces the passing Officer Chris Berry. Officer Berry was recovering from a Covid related illness when he was found by his wife deceased at his residence. The Vidor Police Department is currently awaiting results from the Medical Examiner as to cause of death. The death is being investigated by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office."
According to the release, Berry was a 30 Year Law Enforcement Veteran that had served the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Pinehurst Police Department, Newton County Sheriff’s Office and most recently the Vidor Police Department, where he joined in Aug. 2021.
He is the also brother of nationally-syndicated radio talk show host Michael Berry.