The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 23rd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Charles T. Daly Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, January 23, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Charles K. Baker Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, January 23, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James R. Barton Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, January 23, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William H. Little Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, January 23, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Marion E. Ellis Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1918 Cause of Death: Fall Sheriff Albert F. Ross Shasta County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1919 Cause of Death: Assault Detective Matthew Dorley Terre Haute Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Tucker Headrick Polk County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Sunday, January 23, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Thomas Hanna San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 23, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Casper T. Schmotzer Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, January 23, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Charles M. Partin Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 23, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William Peterson Wichita County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Elmer Moorehead Ardmore Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William M. Higgins Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Benny P. Stricklin Daytona Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Wooley Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William D. Keller Wabash Railway Police Department, RR EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Lindsly P. Bulnes United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1932 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Maurice Marcusson Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 23, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leroy Van Meter Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, January 23, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John C. Moseley Swisher County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Monday, January 23, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Misischia New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 23, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Harmer Scranton Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1937 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer John W. Cahill Yonkers Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 23, 1940 Cause of Death: Fall Patrolman Pasquale Venturelli New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Robert Delaine Edmunds Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, January 23, 1949 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police John Holmes Ferriss Goodlettsville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Lief Ben Overdahl Tacoma Police Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1957 Cause of Death: Heart attack Private Charles S. Stanski Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1958 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Village Marshal Harold T. Swanson Altona Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Nicholas Carhart Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Sunday, January 23, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Albert Alcorn Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Sunday, January 23, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective James E. Boevingloh University City Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, January 23, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James W. McMahon Southfield Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1971 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Elias Sanchez Enriquez California State Police, CA EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1974 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer William E. Smith Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Samuel Parker Jr. Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1975 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Randall W. Graves Pima County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1986 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Police Officer Michael (Mickey) Reidy New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 23, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Glenn Chase Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Constable Darrell Edward Lunsford Sr. Nacogdoches County Constable's ..., TX EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Carmelo Colon Colon-Medina Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ronald Eugene Bays Barrow County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Brian A. Aselton East Hartford Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Melvin Royce Journey Washington State Liquor Control..., WA EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1999 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Trooper Jason Lee Manspeaker Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Joseph N. Sachatello III Montville Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Agent Benedicto Rosado-Trinidad San Juan Municipal Police Depar..., PR EOW: Thursday, January 23, 2003 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 48
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 26
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 5
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2