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Sunday, January 15, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 15th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Deputy Sheriff Nester Young
Ashtabula County Sheriff's Depa..., OH
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1838
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Higdon
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1854
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Deputy Jimmy Carr
Scott County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1875
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Frederick Kranbeck
Butte Police Department, MT
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 1895
Cause of Death: Explosion
Prosecuting Attorney George S. Elliott
Mississippi County Sheriff's De..., MO
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff George Beck
Caddo County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, January 15, 1902
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Frank E. Smith
Caddo County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, January 15, 1902
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Alexander Knapp
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Elmer C. Anderson
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Chief of Police Sheldon C. Mecomber
North Platte Police Department, NE
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman George E. Rodgers
North Platte Police Department, NE
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Customs Agent C. N. Titcomb
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 1929
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Detective Frank Campbell
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal Theopolis Gaines
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1932
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Lieutenant Tremain M. Hughes
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1932
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Officer Floyd A. Russell
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1933
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Edward J. Moore
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William Patrick O'Malley
East Chicago Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1934
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Frank E. Zaccor
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Herbert Hatcher
Pensacola Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1939
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Elmer E. Norgren
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Percy E. Foxworth
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Harold Dennis Haberfield
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Corrections Employee Grant R. Dohner
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1953
Cause of Death: Assault
Trooper Carl M. Thach
Mississippi Department of Publi..., MS
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1954
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Lieutenant Harry Carlough
Paramus Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1956
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman John Ray Riddle
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1961
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Robert J. Arnold
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Billy Ray Dease
Troy Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1968
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Frank Crampton
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Depa..., MI
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1970
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William G. Wortmann
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal Doyle Hayes Hill
South Carolina Department of Na..., SC
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1976
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sergeant Edward John Russell
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrol Officer Raymond Eugene Cooper
Ingleside Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman David L. Alcox
Oak Hill Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Gordon Brewster Bartel
Kodiak Police Department, AK
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Investigator John Ralph Cunningham
Johnson County Sheriff's Depart..., TN
EOW: Wednesday, January 15, 1986
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Robert Louis Smith
Charlotte Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1987
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Alexander McKie Cochran III
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1987
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Virgil Lee Bensyl
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Randy Joe Littlefield
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, January 15, 1990
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Thomas Clyde Harrison Jr.
Orangeburg Department of Public..., SC
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Buitrago
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1994
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Fabian Dale Dominguez
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Dorian David Rorex
Gary Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1998
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Jason Eric Beal
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 2000
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Agent Rafael Lopez-Colon
San Juan Municipal Police Depar..., PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 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: 47
Aircraft accident: 4
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 3
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 25
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 1