The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 2nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman William H. Schnell Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sheriff W. C. Ricker Natrona County Sheriff's Depart..., WY EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective William R. Mooney Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Samuel J. (Sam) Stepp El Paso County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Friday, January 2, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Abraham Crigler Cloverdale Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1921 Cause of Death: Unidentified Detective Thomas F. Thompson Macon Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Henry J. Ronsse Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Monday, January 2, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer George D. Hart Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, January 2, 1925 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Sergeant Edward J. Lally St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Louis J. Bancroft Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, ID EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Deputy Sheriff Leonard Roth Cummings Jr. Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, ID EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Deputy Sheriff Billy Withington Jr. Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, ID EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Wesley Allen Fraser United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, January 2, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James L. Lindesmith Canton Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1929 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Agent Charles F. Alexander United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1929 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Thomas Tell Hawkins Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joseph A. Meyer Galveston County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Friday, January 2, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William A. Bell Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Wiley Mashburn Greene County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Marcell C. Hendrix Greene County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ollie Crosswhite Greene County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John Kranz New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William E. Manning San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Houser Springfield Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Detectives Tony Oliver Springfield Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Sidney Meadows Springfield Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Customs Officer Clyde M. Bristow United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Chief Deputy Sheriff William Everette Wheeler Independence County Sheriff's D..., AR EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Fletcher Rodgers McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Barton Coker Maryville Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Walter O. Salisbury San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, January 2, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Policeman Richard D. Williams Albia Police Department, IA EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1941 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Charles R. Johns New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Milton Doyell Brooks Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1955 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Fred Carlton Burns Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Reserve Deputy Sheriff Chester A. Alquist Washington County Sheriff's Dep..., OR EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Robert J. Furmage Jr. North Carolina Division of Moto..., NC EOW: Friday, January 2, 1970 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Chief of Police Amedeo A. Lisi Lyons Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Russell D. Mestdagh Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John Spears McComb Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, January 2, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lawrence Dale Coker Heidelberg Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Terry L. Baker Marion County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Gerald L. Morris Marion County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant William Douglas Oyler Buena Vista Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, January 2, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective David E. Miller Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Border Patrol Agent Manuel Salcido Jr. United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1985 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Timothy Joseph Smith Fremont Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, January 2, 1987 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Russell Jay Estep Louisa Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, January 2, 1987 Cause of Death: Heart attack             Police Officer Richard James Davidson Shreveport Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, January 2, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Morgan Lamar Briggs Sr. Grant Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Monday, January 2, 1989 Cause of Death: Heart attack               Deputy Sheriff Robert William Varner Jr. Navajo County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Monday, January 2, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Bobby Joe Nolen Lauderdale County Sheriff's Dep..., TN EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Kevan Maurice Ward Lauderdale County Sheriff's Dep..., TN EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy William Hamilton Rutherford Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Lauretha Vaird Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Douglas Edward Knutson Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Friday, January 2, 1998 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Ernest Martin Hull Greene County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Sunday, January 2, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Anthony Lee Mims Athens Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Larry Wayne Russell Athens Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, January 2, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain James E. (Jim) Baugh Putnam County Sheriff's Office, IN EOW: Friday, January 2, 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: 60
Automobile accident: 5
Gunfire: 40
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 5
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3