The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 11th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Marshal Robert Forsyth United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1794 Cause of Death: Gunfire Roundsman Robert Montgomery New York Municipal Police Depar..., NY EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal J. N. Holsonback United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Keeper Dennis O'Brien New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Monday, January 11, 1904 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman Robert J. Fitzgerald New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1908 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Patrolman Joseph H. Gaffney New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Marshal Cyrus M. Spangler Tempe Police Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Officer William E. Waers Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifi..., RR EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Ralph D. Green Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, January 11, 1924 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Deputy Sheriff Lemoyne Anthony Hazard Inyo County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harrison L. Boyd Marietta Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Andrew Rusinko Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, January 11, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Albert Bruden New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 11, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Inspector Phillip C. Via Virginia Division of Motor Vehi..., VA EOW: Friday, January 11, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Nicholas J. Malambri Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Hugh A. Crowley Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, January 11, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James C. Harrelson Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Detective Patrick Gilmore Springfield Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Gerka Jr. Hammond Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Richard Wellington Smith Tulare Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Arthur J. Vandegaer Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Chief of Police Mathew M. Mantoni Mendon Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Joseph Cutshall Richmond Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1953 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Harold J. Powell New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1955 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Daniel Meehan Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, January 11, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Stella Donahue Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, January 11, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Donald W. Coulter Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard H. Duvall Jr. Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Fredrick C. Scheberies Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1964 Cause of Death: Fall Deputy Gabriel Morris Fish Baker County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William L. Rickabaugh Santa Clara Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1966 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Sidney Nelson Padgett Hardin County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1969 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff David K. Brown Westfield Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, January 11, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard Miller East Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Algie L. Long Hurtsboro Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer James P. Zeiger Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973 Cause of Death: Stabbed Detective Percy Lindsay Clark Salt Lake City Police Department, UT EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert Harold Harrison Jr. California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, January 11, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman William J. Smith Jr. North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Friday, January 11, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Detective James R. Fine Racine Police Department, WI EOW: Friday, January 11, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dennis Rowe Winston County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dennis Leo Riley Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Chief Deputy Sheriff George Christopher Brakefield Collin County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, January 11, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Larry N. Carwell United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 1984 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Steven Rutherford Newport News Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Norman Kim Nisson Provo Police Department, UT EOW: Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Inspector Kirk B. Brookbush San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident              Police Officer James Francis Dougherty San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Agent Miguel Angel Sanchez-Febo San Juan Municipal Police Depar..., PR EOW: Friday, January 11, 2002 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: 49
Aircraft accident: 3
Automobile accident: 7
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 25
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 1