The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 25th

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Chief Constable Louis Drucker New Canaan Police Department, CT EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff James E. Summers Madison County Sheriff's Depart..., MT EOW: Friday, January 25, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman James H. Stedman Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1905 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Special Agent J. A. McClure Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R..., RR EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff Matt Olson Barron County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer John Phipps Wood River Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1916 Cause of Death: Animal related

Detective Pete Corrales Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Herman Harms Terre Haute Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Policeman Parley L. Bennett Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Zack Horton Ouachita County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman James Edward Perry Sr. Halifax County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Charles M. Snyder Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, January 25, 1937 Cause of Death: Drowned

Policeman Julio Del Valle-Gomez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1942 Cause of Death: Unidentified

Deputy Sheriff Sylvester Villa Yuma County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Norman Stinger Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1949 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Winfred O. Hanna Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Monday, January 25, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Lyons Kelliher Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff Jake Mulder O'Brien County Sheriff's Depart..., IA EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1956 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Patrolman Lynn Ray Smith Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Friday, January 25, 1957 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Norvell Ray East St. Louis Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, January 25, 1958 Cause of Death: Unidentified

Deputy Sheriff James Alfred Brent Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Friday, January 25, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer William J. Baumer Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1967 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Officer Frank R. Medeiros Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1967 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman James Lee Mobley Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff Joel L. Powers Goochland County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Detective Clinton Monroe Boggs Mount Airy Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, January 25, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Wiley T. Williams Wilson County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, January 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Chief Deputy Sheriff Allen Kay O'Neal Crawford County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Saturday, January 25, 1975 Cause of Death: Unidentified

Police Officer Edgar A. Clay Jr. Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 25, 1982 Cause of Death: Assault

Sergeant Michael J. Babb Kane County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 25, 1982 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Lieutenant Raymond L. Terry Clinton Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1983 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Dorelle C. Brandon Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Edward R. Errickson New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Policeman Roberto R. Padro Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1987 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Lieutenant Curtis William Denton Jr. Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Alan Cone Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Thursday, January 25, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Ricky A. Yates Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Sergeant William G. Paterson Lake County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer III James E. Walch Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Nicholas R. DeMutiis New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Detective Ernest Andrew Whitten Albertville Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, January 25, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff I David Michael Demos Milwaukee County Sheriff's Depa..., WI EOW: Saturday, January 25, 1997 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Gary Neil Priess DeWitt Township Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

 

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 43
Animal related: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 18
Heart attack: 5
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 5
Unidentified: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3