The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 30th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Martin Hynes Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, December 30, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James Lamers Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Friday, December 30, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Jack W. Williams Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Friday, December 30, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James Robert Kennedy Abbeville County Sheriff's Depa..., SC EOW: Sunday, December 30, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Phillip Goeble Lima Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Jake Wiggers Rock Island County Sheriff's De..., IL EOW: Monday, December 30, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Frank Blizard Elk County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1920 Cause of Death: Explosion              Probationary Patrolman William J. O'Malley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, December 30, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Daniel J. Conley Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, December 30, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Sergeant Michael J. (Owshaney) Lawrence Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael T. Langan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, December 30, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Malcolm E. Tuck Clarksville Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, December 30, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Bernard A. Puryear Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Of..., VA EOW: Monday, December 30, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter H. McEwen Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, December 30, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank J. Knoebel Madison Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry Cobb Bartlesville Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, December 30, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John W. Arnold Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Duke Williams Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, December 30, 1949 Cause of Death: Heart attack Policeman Luis J. Pardo-Cruz Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, December 30, 1951 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Gordon Oliveira San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, December 30, 1955 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Joseph Lacey San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, December 30, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant William H. Jessie Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1964 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit City Marshal Bennie Elvin Taylor Impact City Marshal's Office, TX EOW: Monday, December 30, 1968 Cause of Death: Struck by train Detective Clifton Eastby New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, December 30, 1968 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Donald W. Gaskin Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Ratliff Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant James E. Bohanan Vandalia Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Lieutenant Michael J. Maguschak Sr. Mingo Junction Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James R. Abel Madison County Sheriff's Depart..., IL EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1976 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer William Benno Wolff III California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, December 30, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Anthony E. Jansen Newport Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, December 30, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correctional Officer Richard C. Wallace Montana Department of Correctio..., MT EOW: Monday, December 30, 1985 Cause of Death: Explosion Patrol Specialist Lee R. Seward Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Porfirio Soto Jr. Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, December 30, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jason Edward White Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Octoniel Torres Melendez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, December 30, 1994 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrol Officer Hilary S. Cudnik Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, December 30, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Deputy Terry Lynn Cox Cameron Parish Sheriff's Depart..., LA EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1999 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Lisa L. Bailey United States Department of Def..., US EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Albert Mayfield Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Saturday, December 30, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Paul Hubertus Pino California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Arthur Joseph Ohlsen III Dover Town Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 Cause of Death: Struck by train Master Police Officer Peter J. Lavery Newington Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Cristy Sue Tindall Peoria Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, December 30, 2004 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
Automobile accident: 4
Explosion: 2
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1