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Monday, January 16, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 16th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Deputy Sheriff James McMahan
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, January 16, 1871
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief John M. Swearingen
Independence Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1884
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Officer John Nicholson
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1884
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Captain Charles A. Hawley
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1891
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff John Allen
Gallatin County Sheriff's Depar..., MT
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal William A. Byrd
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John Peterson
Red Wing Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief James C. Daily
Red Wing Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John T. Lynch
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, January 16, 1908
Cause of Death: Gunfire
City Marshal E. M. (Zeke) Putnam
Allen Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank McKinsey
North Vernon Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Earnest W. Thompson
Ward County Sheriff's Department, ND
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Thomas Smith
Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 16, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Albert L. Painter
Cherryville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff George C. Williams Sr.
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's O..., VA
EOW: Monday, January 16, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrol Officer James McNamee
Bristol Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, January 16, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Park Policeman Arthur W. Wittbrodt
South Park District Police Depa..., IL
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 1932
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sheriff Roy F. Holley
Lake County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Monday, January 16, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Glen T. Axline
Marshall County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Agnal A. Edwards
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 16, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Samuel G. Cope
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 16, 1940
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Fred Krummel
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1942
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer Leo F. Hilenski
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 16, 1945
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Inspector Otis John Whan
Illinois Department of Conserva..., IL
EOW: Tuesday, January 16, 1951
Cause of Death: Drowned
Patrolman Thomas Sheehan
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1953
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Officer Thomas E. Johnson
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 16, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer George F. Heim
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1970
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Officer John V. Mills
California Department of Correc..., CA
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1970
Cause of Death: Assault
Sergeant Leonard M. Todd
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Edward Pakula Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman James Loyd Stapp
Sweetwater Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William Washington
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer John R. Pasco
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 16, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal Thomas Earl Bowles
Athens Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1985
Cause of Death: Assault
Officer William J. Snyder Sr.
Groton City Police Department, CT
EOW: Sunday, January 16, 1994
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Corrections Officer Leonard Louis Trudeau
Miami-Dade Corrections and Reha..., FL
EOW: Monday, January 16, 1995
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Pedro E. Mercado-Alvira
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 16, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Reserve Deputy Deborah Jean Hobbs
Lake County Sheriff's Office, MT
EOW: Thursday, January 16, 2003
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Sheila Herring
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 16, 2003
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: 40
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 26
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3