The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 28th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Lieutenant John M. Brown Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service, TR EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1845 Cause of Death: Stabbed             Deputy Sheriff William Rutherford Hunter Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private George W. Crump Alexandria Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer William J. Boka St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1902 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Patrolman James Hawkes Rapid City Police Department, SD EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Reed Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Unidentified Trooper Peter Gladys New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Friday, December 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Joseph T. Jockel New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Raymond Zoller West Haven Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jesse Emmett Griffin Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Constable Allen Moore Harrison County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Friday, December 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Raymond V. Sinclair Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Friday, December 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer John T. King Jr. Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, December 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle             Correctional Officer James S. Chesser North Carolina Department of Co..., NC EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1939 Cause of Death: Assault Immigrant Inspector Roy M. Porter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1939 Cause of Death: Drowned              Border Patrol Inspector George E. Pringle United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1940 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Warden James Brooks Jackson Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John T. Clancy Jr. Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 1949 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Glenn D. Gagnon Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1952 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Chief Deputy Sheriff Lowell Alvin Proctor White County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Monday, December 28, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alvin Minor Rogers Kermit Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, December 28, 1962 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer Marion David Reiff Florissant Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1963 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Roger Lutcher Kansas City Police Department, KS EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Albert R. Bluhm Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Monday, December 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Dale C. Stone Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Monday, December 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Duane Dean Winkelman Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ..., RR EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Michael L. Draeger Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Fire Police Officer Kenneth Mahon New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Tony Jackson Garrett Carrollton Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Billy Ray Watson Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Milburn Williamson United States Department of the..., US EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal David Larry Folds Fulton County Marshal's Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer David Guttenberg New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal William L. Rose Jr. Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolwoman Alma B. Walters Meridian Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Keith R. Levine New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leonard Walter Garcia Richmond Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 28, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer David Thomas Haynes Richmond Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 28, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Edward Claybrooks Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Corrections Captain David C. Knapps Louisiana Department of Public ..., LA EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Charles Richard Baker Sr. Somerset County Sheriff's Depar..., ME EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Michael Johns Coppell Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, December 28, 2001 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Kenneth Scott Schiller Colton Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 28, 2002 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Deputy Sheriff Lester Dewayne Tatum Trinity County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 44
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 4
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 19
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 2
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1