The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 7th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff William C. Getman Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1858 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Ruggless Lewis County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Monday, January 7, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain William B. McDaniel Cedar Rapids Police Department, IA EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1885 Cause of Death: Struck by train Sergeant Amos M. Keller Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1897 Cause of Death: Fire Undersheriff Edward Metz Reno County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Monday, January 7, 1901 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff Benjamin F. Milligan Cimarron County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain John T. Sullivan Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, January 7, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Greer Aberdeen Police Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Guy Saint Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Pierson C. Near Syracuse Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Vincent Skiba Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 7, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Heber W. Lampkin San Mateo County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Monday, January 7, 1924 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Policeman Martin Parrilla-Ramos Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1925 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman William Sweinsberger Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1926 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Charles F. Gay Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, January 7, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector John W. Parrott United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, January 7, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George Carmichael Cisco Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, January 7, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Pablo Cordero-Rosa Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, January 7, 1929 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Paul J. Shafer New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Edward Otto Hartwick Pawnee County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Border Patrol Inspector William D. McCalib United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John P. Burns Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Philpott Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter Murphy New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 7, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ernest F. McCarron New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1934 Cause of Death: Fire Chief of Police John H. Bruner Jefferson City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1936 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman James E. Ivory Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Joseph A. Stucker California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Paul F. Lane Redding Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Fred B. Veretto Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Lieutenant John McCarthy Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Floyd B. D. W. Cummings Bakersfield Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, January 7, 1952 Cause of Death: Fall Officer Donald J. Brereton Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Fox Abrams Spartanburg Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Linden (Junior) Higgins Jr. Marshall County Sheriff's Depar..., AL EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Deputy Superintendent Louis Joseph Sirgo New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Paul A. Persigo New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Philip J. Coleman Sr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Waldron George Karp Tustin Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roland Kinlock Methuen Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, January 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack Game Warden Eugene Sara Montana Department of Fish, Wil..., MT EOW: Monday, January 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Don Richard Williams Thompson Falls Police Department, MT EOW: Monday, January 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Samuel Milton Guy Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joseph J. Rybka Jr. Bergen County Sheriff's Office, NJ EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Raul Maldonado-Coreano Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, January 7, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Master Patrolman Richard O. Riggs Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Detective Sergeant Mario Alberto Salas Del Rio Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1988 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Immigrant Inspector Reynaldo G. De La Garza United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Eddie N. Jones Jr. Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 7, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Betty Dunn Smothers Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Stephen G. Stewart Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Friday, January 7, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Scott Matthew Greenly California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1998 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Anthony Johnson Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 53
Automobile accident: 2
Fall: 1
Fire: 2
Gunfire: 32
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 2