The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 27th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman John Monahan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, January 27, 1895 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Marshal John Henry Hays Troy Police Department, ID EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Loughman New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, January 27, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff David Dobbins Fayette County Sheriff's Depart..., TN EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant Ralph H. Stahl Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John F. Schuetz Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 27, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman George Dingwall Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, January 27, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman John J. Knox Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, January 27, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Policeman Harry J. Busse South Park District Police Depa..., IL EOW: Friday, January 27, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Louis C. Szewczyk Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 27, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Gruber Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, January 27, 1930 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Taylor Caywood Bradley County Sheriff's Depart..., TN EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1932 Cause of Death: Automobile accident               Deputy Sheriff Joseph Hamilton Brown Jr. Wise County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, January 27, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Major Joe Crowson Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Claude Wilson Oakland County Sheriff's Depart..., MI EOW: Sunday, January 27, 1935 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant E. R. Carr California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1938 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Aaron Laubach Hamilton Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Roos New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Angelo DiMuro New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer John Jefferson Johnston Henry County Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1945 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Cleo Chrest Manhattan Police Department, KS EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman James S. Hildreth Lenoir City Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, January 27, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Village Marshal Charles H. Norris Mackinaw Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, January 27, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frederick E. Petit Saratoga Springs Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, January 27, 1957 Cause of Death: Fire Deputy Sheriff Bill Joe Dickens Stanislaus County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Rocco W. Laurie New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gregory P. Foster New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Harold E. Carlson Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert M. Semrov New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer David Lee Farnsworth Danville Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1976 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Donald E. Gregory Missoula Police Department, MT EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff William G. Truesdale Alexandria Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Dale E. Barkley Columbia Police Department, SC EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police George L. Claypool Hurtsboro Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ronnie E. Seelye Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Randy Loy Davis Longview Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, January 27, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert A. (Bob) White San Jose Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 27, 1985 Cause of Death: Electrocuted               Deputy Sheriff James Eugene Stoltenow Shawano County Sheriff's Depart..., WI EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1987 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Layne Bruce Cook Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, January 27, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Luis F. Rios-Rivera Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, January 27, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Dexter L. Mardenborough Virgin Islands Police Department, VI EOW: Sunday, January 27, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Larry John Miller Hood County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, January 27, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Todd Wayne Stone Clinton Police Department, IA EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Ronald L. Coen Franklin County Sheriff's Depar..., OH EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff John Lester Beck Rowan County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994 Cause of Death: Heart attack Agent Daniel Allen Ross Texas Judicial District Narcoti..., TX EOW: Thursday, January 27, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Deputy Sheriff Barton Joseph Granier St. John the Baptist Parish She..., LA EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Anthony S. Minetto United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, January 27, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Colleen Ann Waibel Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Larry Todd Cook Davidson County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Thursday, January 27, 2000 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: 50
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 10
Electrocuted: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1