The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 8th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Keeper H. A. Casler New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Thursday, February 8, 1877 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Henry Williams Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 8, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Albert Little Gonzales County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard J. Gallivan Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)              City Marshal Thomas Yowell Moorhead Pecos Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman David L. Jenkins Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Green B. Hamby Salt Lake City Police Department, UT EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable James A. Jett Roane County Constable's Office, TN EOW: Friday, February 8, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Franklin Swann Roane County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Friday, February 8, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman J. H. (Jimmie) Daniel Ranger Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles B. Claggett St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Herbert Klade Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 8, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Traffic Officer James A. Devine San Joaquin County Sheriff's Of..., CA EOW: Monday, February 8, 1926 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Wallace B. McClure Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Dep..., IN EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John P. Grove Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Dep..., IN EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Policeman Harry S. Olsen Lincoln Park District Police De..., IL EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Special Agent Robert D. Freeman United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Oliver P. Carpenter Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, February 8, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff David C. Humphreys Newton County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 8, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard R. Zingler Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles York Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Forest J. Harris Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, February 8, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James Ezra Tolbert Saline County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Monday, February 8, 1937 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff Henry Gilbert Healy Saline County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Monday, February 8, 1937 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer Edward F. Flagler San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 8, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Clayton W. Clark Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 1938 Cause of Death: Assault             Undersheriff David Robertson Hanton Jr. St. Clair County Sheriff's Depa..., MI EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Cleophus Eifert Covington Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, February 8, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Albert A. Sutter Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Pol..., RR EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Richard T. Juna New York State Police, NY EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Clinton L. Tew Crossett Police Department, AR EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1978 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Gregory Player Mullinax Austell Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Raymond Hubbard Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Monday, February 8, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frieda King Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 1983 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer Noel Smith New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Richard Alfred Snider Lewis County Sheriff's Office, WA EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1986 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Arleigh Eugene McCree Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1986 Cause of Death: Bomb Police Officer Ronald Lawrence Ball Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1986 Cause of Death: Bomb Trooper Russell W. Harper Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Theodore L. Beckmann Jr. San Diego County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1989 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Michael D. Love Rochester Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Bobby Ray Watson Sheridan Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1998 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Otis Vernon Love Jr. Sheridan Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1998 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Lance Corporal Jacob Ham Jr. South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1998 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Darrell William Drehman Parson Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, February 8, 2000 Cause of Death: Accidental Investigator Herman Owen Scott Jr. Harrison County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, February 8, 2002 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
Accidental: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 5
Bomb: 2
Drowned: 2
Gunfire: 23
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 3