Prayer for America 02/28/06

Father, be with our military personnel today. Encourage these special men and women who are serving our country in the Armed Forces. From generals to G.I.s, Lord, I ask that you would grant courage, honor, and integrity as each stands to protect and represent our beloved America. As a nation, we pray for their safety whether at home or abroad. And we pray for peace to prevail so that blood will not need to be shed. We pray this in your strong name. Amen.

The blood of the American patriots is the seed of the nation's liberty. May we forever reap the fruit of their sacrifice in reverence and gratitude.

Philadelphia Police Officer John S. Trettin

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Police Officer John S. Trettin
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Sunday, February 29, 1976

 

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

 

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, February 29, 1976
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life in prison

 

Officer Trettin was shot and killed as he rode in his patrol car by a shot fired from the roof of a housing project.

The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life in prison.

Officer Trettin was survived by his wife and three young children.

 

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Chief of Police Thomas Benjamin Wallace Bessemer Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, February 29, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Henry Landrum Louisville Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Howard R. Scheffler Riverside County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Pedro M. Rios-Perez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, February 29, 1968 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer John S. Trettin Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 29, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Russell McCurry Salem Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, February 29, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Irving W. Smith New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Friday, February 29, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Rex Harrison St. John Karnes County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 29, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Michael Edward Deno Oakland City Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, February 29, 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: 9
Automobile accident: 2
Gunfire: 6
Unidentified: 1

 

 

 

Philadelphia Police Officer John Stanley Gordon

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Police Officer John Stanley Gordon
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 28, 1951

 

Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: 1599

 

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Wednesday, February 28, 1951
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

 

Officer Gordon, a member of the old motor bandit patrol, collapsed and died while chasing a suspect on Oxford Street near Clarion. Officer Gordon was a nine-year veteran of the force. He was survived by his wife and three sons.

 

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City Marshal John T. Thompson Covington Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Posse Member Judge Edward Lampley Dewitt County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, February 28, 1876 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal William Sprinkle Dexter Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Court Officer Richard Morris Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas Keefe Everett Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, February 28, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Clyde A. May Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Adam Hawk Quinault Tribal Police Department, TR EOW: Monday, February 28, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Williams Quinault Tribal Police Department, TR EOW: Monday, February 28, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Homer Riggle Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, February 28, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police George W. Fridinger Hagerstown Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1918 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Correctional Officer Eli Jenkins Missouri Department of Corrections, MO EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1918 Cause of Death: Stabbed              Deputy City Marshal Green Wesley Rye Plano Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John L. Ivey Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., FL EOW: Monday, February 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frederick G. Stange Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Walter E. Lilly Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John L. Hubbard New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sheriff Allen Thomas Murray Mason County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Albert H. Erdman Longton Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Max W. Smith Moniteau County Sheriff's Depar..., MO EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Chief Deputy Sheriff John Wesley Haygood Uvalde County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Stanley C. Greene New York State Police, NY EOW: Friday, February 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Nicholas Aleksich Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Matthew McManus New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Monday, February 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff John Nunn Apache County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1942 Cause of Death: Explosion Sergeant Joseph Koning Erie Railroad Police Department, RR EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1942 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman James P. Gardner Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Roy Kyle Moody Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Monday, February 28, 1949 Cause of Death: Struck by train Officer Jesse M. Ream Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer James H. Brigman Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corrections Officer Victor Veteritto New Jersey Department of Correc..., NJ EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer John Stanley Gordon Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Paul E. Brooks New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1952 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Amos Morris Mannington Police Department, WV EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gonzalo Q. Gonzalez Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1960 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer David Henry Reese Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Michael Melchiona New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Jailer Bobby Lee Mayo McLennan County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Sergeant Donald Bourne New Jersey Department of Correc..., NJ EOW: Monday, February 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Stabbed Detective Joseph R. Tardiff Jr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, February 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Donald F. Reis United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, February 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Stabbed             Deputy Sheriff Gordon Leon Galemore Mississippi County Sheriff's De..., MO EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Officer Gerald H. Erickson Hillsboro Police Department, OR EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1980 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Robert Marousek Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Benjamin L. Green Grant County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Warren Narcisse Jr. New Iberia Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1984 Cause of Death: Electrocuted             Special Agent Everett Emerson Hatcher United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal William John Illingworth Sr. Cayce Police Department, SC EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Hardy Merle Godbold South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Friday, February 28, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant James A. Hunt III Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Agent Todd Wayne McKeehan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Robert John Williams United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Steven David Willis United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Special Agent Conway Charles LeBleu United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John E. Bagileo Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Monday, February 28, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Stephen Levi Amos II Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Glenn Randall Chancellor Jones County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 56
Automobile accident: 5
Electrocuted: 1
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 30
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 5
Stabbed: 4
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1

 

 

 

Prayer for America 02/27/06

God, help our country emerge from the rubble of hard times with our heads held high. Help us keep faith in ourselves, our country, and in you, God. It's often difficult to see the sunshine through the storm. Please help us to see the compassion and profound strength we Americans share. Show us that Americans truly have the most giving spirit. Amen.

The hopeful have a peace about them, a way of looking at everything that happens as an opportunity for growth and happiness. Their lives are not any easier than anyone else's; it's their attitude that sets them apart.

Philadelphia Policeman John C. Keen

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Policeman John C. Keen
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Friday, February 27, 1931

 

Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: Not available

 

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, February 27, 1931
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

 

Policeman Keen died of injuries suffered when the patrol wagon he was driving overturned after a collision with a car. Policeman Keen was a 13-year veteran of the department. He was survived by his seven children, his wife had died three weeks before the accident.

 

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Deputy Marshal Jim Nakedhead United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick Fenton Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Smith New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1909 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrolman Marion League East St. Louis Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1916 Cause of Death: Unidentified            Deputy Sheriff Charles Marion Hawkins Halifax County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1916 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Willis Martin Cape Girardeau Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Samuel C. Hayden Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry A. Richter Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, February 27, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Albert B. Cummings Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, February 27, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Martin Aloysius Hanahoe Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1927 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Inspector Stephen S. Dawson United States Department of the..., US EOW: Monday, February 27, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman John M. Schomaker Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman William H. Marple Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman John C. Keen Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, February 27, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Lloyd L. Thompson South Bend Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1932 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Chief of Police Joseph Wilson Davis Ansted Police Department, WV EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George W. Ham Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Gerald De La Mater Hasbrouck Heights Police Depart..., NJ EOW: Monday, February 27, 1939 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Charles E. Hefner Lima Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Auxiliary Officer Arthur L. Reifeis Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, February 27, 1953 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Maurice M. Miller Bossier Parish Sheriff's Depart..., LA EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Chief of Police Edward Gaston Huckabay Shreveport Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Thad Dewitt West Ector County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper John Henry Powell Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Friday, February 27, 1959 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Roy M. Trimm Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Of..., VA EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1960 Cause of Death: Explosion Security Policeman Roy Lee Hursey United States Air Force Securit..., US EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1963 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant Raymond M. Carlton Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Sheldon J. Zweck Liberty Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1965 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Jon D. Birchem Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Monday, February 27, 1967 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Walter J. Rouse Goldsboro Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Eugene I. Williams Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Otto Michael Roberto Irvington Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gerald N. Harris California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Police Officer William Charles Marsek Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Bruce N. Garrison Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper William Ronald Brooks III Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Wayne M. Stedman Jr. Bloomfield Police Department, NM EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Ernesto Alanis Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Correctional Officer Jerome Combs Kankakee County Sheriff's Depar..., IL EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1986 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Theodore Moos New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Friday, February 27, 1987 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant John C. Helmick California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Monday, February 27, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Charles B. Kubala Sr. Sumter County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correctional Officer Eddie Mack Davis Georgia Department of Corrections, GA EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Tommie Lee Goggins Georgia Department of Corrections, GA EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Correctional Officer Wayne Herman Griglen Georgia Department of Corrections, GA EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident                Correctional Officer Carlton R. Cherry Sr. Georgia Department of Corrections, GA EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Mark William Brown King County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1999 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Corporal Mark Jones Hardeeville Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, February 27, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Joseph Corr New Hartford Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 27, 2006 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: 49
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 11
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 20
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 3

 

 

 

Prayer for America 02/26/06

Dear God, you've blessed this nation from the beginning. You blessed us with courageous people who stood up for the idea of freedom. You blessed us with their foundational documents--the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights--to keep us on the path of freedom. And you blessed us with their children, who help fast to the purpose of freedom.

Thank you, Father, for those beginnings. Help us to never forget them or take them for granted. Help us to hold on to our ideals, to cherish them, and to fight for them. Help us to never give them up, either to sudden onslaught or incremental compromise. Help us to always remember we were born to freedom and to never surrender it.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 26th

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Officer Carlton Lowe Jacksonville Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Charles Washington Hodges Haskell County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden Charles W. Estes Oklahoma Department of Wildlife..., OK EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William Brewer Shirey Troup County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Monday, February 26, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry C. Seamon Wheeling Police Department, WV EOW: Monday, February 26, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jacob Kraus Rahway Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James Lynch Rahway Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jesse Reall Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Donnelly Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Claude E. Ryan Okemah Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Traffic Officer Luther W. (Pat) Hogan Kern County State Traffic Force, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Charles J. Taylor San Luis Obispo County Sheriff'..., CA EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective John Barnes Portsmouth Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, February 26, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James H. Mann San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 26, 1934 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Fred L. Klenk Cleveland, Cincinnati and St. L..., RR EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault               Detective Sergeant Thomas Joseph Sullivan St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, February 26, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Clinton A. Green Pensacola Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William Teasley Owens Toccoa Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, February 26, 1940 Cause of Death: Unidentified Sheriff Champ Crawford Franklin County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Thursday, February 26, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Border Patrol Inspector Ralph W. Ramsey United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, February 26, 1942 Cause of Death: Struck by train             Policeman Lorenzo Maldonado-Velez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1946 Cause of Death: Unidentified Lieutenant William J. Taylor Mansfield Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1949 Cause of Death: Unidentified Captain Roland Barbeau Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 26, 1953 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Thomas F. Jackson New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Delmar E. Stone New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, February 26, 1968 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Howard Thomas Horton Hogansville Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1972 Cause of Death: Unidentified Detective Rodney Scott Morgan Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Dennis J. McInerney New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer I Donnie Gene Kelley Leland Police Department, MS EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Gregory L. Low Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Angel L. Colon-Alicea Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Unidentified             Chief of Police Guy Oakley Barnett Sr. Waverly Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Explosion Trooper George L. Hanna Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William Obra Wilson Chilton County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Cecil E. Enlow Wake Forest Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Heart attack Corporal Barry Lee Pendrey Roanoke City Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1985 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Gary Don McCarthy Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, February 26, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Edward R. Byrne New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 26, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal George Don Peeler South Carolina Department of Na..., SC EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Michael L. Cole El Dorado County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Reserve Sergeant Scott E. Collins Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Friday, February 26, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Reserve Deputy Sheriff Mark Alan Whitehead Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Friday, February 26, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault State Trooper Willis Von Moore Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Monday, February 26, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Oliver Wendell Smith Jr. Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Glenn Rowe Austraw Pensacola Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Elmer L. Dosier Gallaway Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, February 26, 1999 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrol Officer Angela K. Payne Knox County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Saturday, February 26, 2000 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Eric Jay Van Fossan Eagle Pass Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

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: 2
Automobile accident: 7
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 20
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 5
Vehicular assault: 3

 

 

 

 

Prayer for America 02/25/06

Lord God, this nation is strong: strong emotionally, strong economically, strong spiritually. Show us how to use our many strengths to bring hope, relief, and dignity to struggling nations. Grant us compassion and generosity on a corporate level, as well as individually. In your name, amen.

Liberty is the most contagious force in the world. It will eventually abide everywhere. No people of any race will remain slaves. Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States (1953-1969)

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Police Officer Walter S. Wilkins Augusta Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, February 25, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Lewis Keller South Bend Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, February 25, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Morris R. Reagan Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, February 25, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Patrolman Hubert Vreeland Erie Railroad Police Department, RR EOW: Friday, February 25, 1916 Cause of Death: Struck by train Sheriff Dwight B. Stephens Luna County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Friday, February 25, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Shea Evanston Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, February 25, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff George A. Bills Palmer Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, February 25, 1919 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Leroy Wood Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Neill A. Yarborough Sr. Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William M. Davis Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Friday, February 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Frank Cichella Rockford Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, February 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Thomas Henry Rather Westville Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, February 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alvin J. Borgwardt Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1932 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Milton E. Verity Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1932 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman J. Roy Hicks Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, February 25, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff William Harry Collins Fresno County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1937 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Henry T. Masterson New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 25, 1938 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sheriff Ole Alexander Solberg Brown County Sheriff's Department, SD EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1939 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Engebrit Larson Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1942 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William D. Porter LaGrange Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, February 25, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Clinton Monroe Boggs Mount Airy Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman David L. Sterner Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1973 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff James Melvin Morgan Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1973 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Fred Douglas Carr Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Monday, February 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lawrence Harold Metsker Manitowoc Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1976 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff C. S. (Pete) Ten Eyck Pecos County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1978 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer John T. McCarthy Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank X. Siemion Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Police Officer Donald Bernard Kramer Miami Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Robert L. Elliott Miami County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert Townes Martinez Jr. Austin Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer George Dawson Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, February 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant John Edward Holbrook Clarkston Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, February 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Shawn Leinen Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Rudy M. Gonzales Lubbock County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Robert J. McLellan Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Inspector David Howell Jennings Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas..., AL EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Gregory John Bailey California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Juan Serrano Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 39
Aircraft accident: 1
Automobile accident: 11
Gunfire: 15
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2

 

 

 

Prayer for America 02/24/06

(Based on Psalm 90)
Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the earth was formed you were God.
In you there is no beginning or end.
You see earth's history in the blink of an eye.
You understand everything.
We live but for a moment yet act like we know everything.
Give us wisdom that we might put what we know into perspective.
Help us rise each morning with joy in our hearts.
Show us your great works.
Shine your glory on us.
Bless us and all that we do.
Amen.

Philadelphia Policeman Robert A. McGarvey

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Policeman Robert A. McGarvey
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Thursday, February 24, 1927

 

Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

 

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, February 24, 1927
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

 

Policeman McGarvey was shot to death in an argument with another police officer in a bar at 19th and Bainbridge streets. Policeman McGarvey and another officer went to the bar after their midnight-to-8-a.m. shift. He was a five-year veteran of the force.

 

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