The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 26th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Chief of Police Matthew W. Murphy Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, December 26, 1874 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Edgar Leary Karnes County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, December 26, 1884 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Charles Brown McKinney La Salle County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Sunday, December 26, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal John McHenry United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, December 26, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable E. E. Dixon Siskiyou County Sheriff's Depar..., CA EOW: Monday, December 26, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff James McIntosh McMullen Citrus County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, December 26, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Milton Hinkle Pittsburg Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, December 26, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lafe Bowen Wheeling Police Department, WV EOW: Friday, December 26, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer R. P. (Bob) Hollowell Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, December 26, 1914 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Sam Neal Muskogee Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, December 26, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Mounted Patrolman James P. Cavanaugh Providence Police Department, RI EOW: Tuesday, December 26, 1916 Cause of Death: Animal related Marshal Elease J. Picard Sulphur Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, December 26, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Officer Ben Foret Ray Sour Lake Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 26, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Private Joseph Benjamin (Joe) Buchanan Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Monday, December 26, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Dolph Walker Pascola Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, December 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Alex W. Tedford Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, December 26, 1927 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Sergeant L. G. Teague Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, December 26, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Fred J. Kowolowski California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Monday, December 26, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Clyde J. Shipley Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, December 26, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Edward J. McAsey Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Tuesday, December 26, 1944 Cause of Death: Unidentified Detective Thomas P. Conaty Jr. Wilmington Police Department, DE EOW: Thursday, December 26, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Winnie Austin Hansen Clark County Sheriff's Department, NV EOW: Tuesday, December 26, 1950 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Nicholas R. Catalano Mayfield Heights Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Robert Sweet Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 26, 1959 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Chief of Police Woodrow Wilson Whetstone Junction City Police Department, OR EOW: Monday, December 26, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Joseph P. Davidchik Sioux City Police Department, IA EOW: Thursday, December 26, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Rudy Carnel Selman Floyd County Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, December 26, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Reserve Deputy Thomas B. Dunigan Morgan County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Friday, December 26, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jerry Lee Wyant Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, December 26, 1976 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Reserve Officer Rudy Caingat Iglesias Guam Police Department, GU EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Officer Helen Kuulei Lizama Guam Police Department, GU EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman David R. Tapscott Springfield Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer James E. Jobe Des Plaines Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, December 26, 1980 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Hollis Stephen Lacy Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Friday, December 26, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer John Koppin Miami Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant Dale R. McLaughlin Adams County Sheriff's Department, CO EOW: Monday, December 26, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Lake Manager Hilton H. (Ike) Shoemake Mississippi Department of Wildl..., MS EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ron Jones Prentiss Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jesus A. Garza Jr. Bexar County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, December 26, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Nikky Joe Green Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Friday, December 26, 2003 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: 40
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 5
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1