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Saturday, January 21, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 21st

 
Lest we forget...  
 
City Marshal Charles Emerson
Alamosa Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1895
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Eugene Dickson Hubbard
Simpson County Sheriff's Depart..., MS
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1910
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joe W. Meeks
Pima County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Patrolman Kaiser Bartecki
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Bror A. Johnson
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1916
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent Cornelius (Neil) Cross
Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR
EOW: Sunday, January 21, 1917
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman James Wilson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1918
Cause of Death: Train accident
Patrolman Lee S. Fahler
Minot Police Department, ND
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective James J. O'Brien
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William T. Angle
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Arthur B. Luntsford
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, January 21, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer John Francis McAuliffe
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John Walsh
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph Striebich
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 21, 1934
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Harry L. Ward
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1937
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Chauncey B. Esch
Oak Park Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1938
Cause of Death: Train accident
Patrol Officer Stanley Siembab
Coventry Police Department, RI
EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1939
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Daniel L. Piselli
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1941
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Officer King Brown
Lawton Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1946
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Patrolman William J. Von Weisenstein
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 1948
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Detective Francis X. O'Rourke
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1958
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff John P. Palermo
Lorain County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1964
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Louis L. Sander
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1967
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Troy V. Jordan
Ellaville Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1969
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Robert Frank DeKorte
Coral Gables Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Richard H. Conklin
South Plainfield Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, January 21, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Jack L. Woodard
Polk County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1974
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper William Francis Pickard
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Cordell Scott
Anderson County Sheriff's Depar..., TN
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1980
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sheriff Harry L. Wolfe
Union County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Dennis Edwards
West Palm Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1984
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Nelson Smith
Illinois Department of Central ..., IL
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1986
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Anthony Joseph Venditti
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1986
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Police Officer Jeffrey Manning Phegley
Morrow Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 1987
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Richard Earl Deffner
Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA
EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Mary C. Mohr
Vilas County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1988
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Agent Ricky Dodge
Louisiana Department of Wildlif..., LA
EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1992
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Detective Alfred T. Boesch
New York City Housing Authority..., NY
EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1995
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sergeant Mark Frank Parry
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Agent Angela Ruiz-Arroyo
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, January 21, 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: 40
Automobile accident: 6
Gunfire: 23
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 4
Struck by vehicle: 2
Train accident: 2
Vehicular assault: 1