The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 12th

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Lest we forget...  

 

City Marshal Felix A. Boller Ogden Police Department, KS EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1866 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer John C. James Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Herman Youngst Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Patrick McKeon Seneca Falls Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, December 12, 1902 Cause of Death: Electrocuted

Officer Charles Hoard Hopkinsville Police Department, KY EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Lem Thompson Nashville City Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1915 Cause of Death: Stabbed

Patrolman Lawrence E. Kost Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Superintendent Doctor Charles H. North New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1917 Cause of Death: Stabbed

Private Stanley W. Christ Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Friday, December 12, 1919 Cause of Death: Animal related

Sergeant Daniel Webster Littrell Wise County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Night Watchman Clarence F. Berry Leola Police Department, SD EOW: Monday, December 12, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Warden Fred Menheneit Michigan Department of Corrections, MI EOW: Monday, December 12, 1921 Cause of Death: Stabbed

Trooper William H. Marshall New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1923 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Officer Kenneth Thompson Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1923 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Patrolman John T. Plunkett Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, December 12, 1924 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Edward Ruark Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, December 12, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman William R. Carter Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, December 12, 1930 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Patrolman William L. MacLean Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer John Carter Scroggins Kilgore Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Captain John Olin Sanders South Carolina Department of Co..., SC EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1937 Cause of Death: Stabbed

Trooper Ross S. Creach Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Detective George W. Perkins Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1946 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman C. B. Avent North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Monday, December 12, 1949 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Paul H. Johnson Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Monday, December 12, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman James W. Todd Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, December 12, 1952 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Robert F. Bowers San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 12, 1955 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Special Agent Wilson Michael Shee United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Glynn E. Averette East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1961 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Roger L. Bauman Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Pete M. Woods Carthage Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Harold F. Tullke Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Robert G. Smith Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1965 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Sergeant Walter A. Debold Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1965 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Patrolman Walter Hird Methuen Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, December 12, 1966 Cause of Death: Assault

 

Sergeant Melvin Chester Means Olympia Fields Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1967 Cause of Death: Unidentified

Jailer John Joseph Kavajecz Bayfield County Sheriff's Depar..., WI EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman Peter Edward Bergeron Jr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, December 12, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Wilbert J. Downey University City Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, December 12, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Gary R. Rosenberger Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Matron Marta Shanaman Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Leslie P. Schellbach Lincoln Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Donald Wayne Swearingin Coppell Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1972 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Chief of Police Dana Lee Thompson Manchester Police Department, VT EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Henry Lee Jones Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David E. Andrews Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer David F. Sampson Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer William C. Prettyman Riverside Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973 Cause of Death: Assault

Police Officer Herman Reinhold Gloe Grand Rapids Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Ronald H. Manley Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer John J. O'Sullivan Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant John H. Miller East Hanover Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1979 Cause of Death: Unidentified

Corporal Michael Wayne Ritchie East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Steven J. Molitor Grosse Pointe Park Police Depar..., MI EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1985 Cause of Death: Assault

Police Officer I Manuel Anthony Aquino Guam Police Department, GU EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Officer Patrick Joseph Pollock Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Friday, December 12, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Correctional Officer George H. Klimpel Nassau County Sheriff's Department, NY EOW: Friday, December 12, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Corrections Officer Maureen F. Callanan Nassau County Sheriff's Department, NY EOW: Friday, December 12, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Lieutenant Leo Chavez Valencia County Sheriff's Depar..., NM EOW: Friday, December 12, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Derrick Christopher Connor Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 12, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Manuel Gutierrez Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 12, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer David Lee Hofmeyer Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 12, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Clois W. Lamb Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Joseph Bruce Burtner Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Policeman Miguel Angel Santiago-Garayua Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Patrol Agent Michael Wayne Barnes United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Trooper II Gregory Patton Fleenor Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

  

Senior Special Agent Shaun Edmond Curl United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, December 12, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff John Paul Monego Alameda County Sheriff's Office, CA EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Park Ranger Steve Renard Makuakane-Jarrell United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper II Daniel Lee Williams Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Commissioner Ray B. Franklin Kentucky Department of Charitab..., KY EOW: Thursday, December 12, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Corporal Joseph R. Pokorny Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Monday, December 12, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history.

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 73
Animal related: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 12
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 34
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 4
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 5