The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 5th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer John Shannon Day Denison Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 5, 1874 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff W. L. Jerrell Dona Ana County Sheriff's Depar..., NM EOW: Tuesday, February 5, 1884 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain John Holzapfel Jackson Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, February 5, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable William Robert Dapper Lamar County Constable's Office..., TX EOW: Friday, February 5, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable Otto W. Hennech Williamson County Constable's O..., TX EOW: Monday, February 5, 1912 Cause of Death: Stabbed Captain John George Jordon Palisades Interstate Park Police, NY EOW: Friday, February 5, 1915 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer John Louis Briscoe Stockton Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 5, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective C. C. Lynn Pine Bluff Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, February 5, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William G. Pate Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Haze Burch Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Thursday, February 5, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank C. Mahen New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, February 5, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable James Washington Irey Liberty Township Constable's Of..., CA EOW: Friday, February 5, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable John Loyd Dalton Madison County Fifth District C..., TN EOW: Friday, February 5, 1937 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman William F. Snead Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, February 5, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Robert R. Cline Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Arthur Smart Panama Canal Zone Police Depart..., CZ EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1941 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Deputy Game Warden Gordon Barnes Maryland Natural Resources Police, MD EOW: Monday, February 5, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Cyril J. Reichert Mississippi Department of Publi..., MS EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Anthony G. Eilers Burlington Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, February 5, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William Donald Arndt Marysville Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Adolph Frederick Bush United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, February 5, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Chief of Police Michael Donald Onka Sugar Creek Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, February 5, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James L. Keeton Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Friday, February 5, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Charles Frank Noble Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Paul N. Mitchell Anne Arundel County Police Depa..., MD EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Randy Michael Pendleton Gaston County Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, February 5, 1979 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer James E. Doyle Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, February 5, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James Douglas Bossen Indianapolis International Airp..., IN EOW: Friday, February 5, 1982 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper William Michael Kees Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer William G. McCracken Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 5, 1984 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sheriff Joseph Ray Steenbergen Collin County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Tuesday, February 5, 1985 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Specialist David H. Massel Woodlawn Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, February 5, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Mark Radden Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Giacomo (Jack) Buffa Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Cadet W. E. Bayless III North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Friday, February 5, 1988 Cause of Death: Heart attack Special Agent George M. Montoya United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, February 5, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard John Burchick Erie Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, February 5, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Master Trooper Michael Earl Greene Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Friday, February 5, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Berisford Wayne Anderson Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Christopher Charles Hays Shreveport Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, February 5, 1995 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Police Officer II Van Derick Johnson Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1997 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Master Patrol Officer Brian T. A. Gibson Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Patrol Officer Lawrence Carter Penrod Spanish Fork City Police Depart..., UT EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Richard Daniel Scalf Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, February 5, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Burton James LeBlanc Jennings Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, February 5, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Bertram Zimmerman III New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Thursday, February 5, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 46
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Duty related illness: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 30
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 3