The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 10th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal Henry H. Hughes Independence Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1877 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Thomas Passmore Inyo County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Private Benjamin Goodin (Ben) Warren Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jasper B. Cale Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Jasper H. Cole Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman J. C. Neve Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Edward Ellis Thurlo United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, February 10, 1896 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Leach Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, February 10, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Arthur Wright Cochise County Sheriff's Depart..., AZ EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman W. Edwin Miller Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1907 Cause of Death: Drowned Sheriff Lem E. Mitchell Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1914 Cause of Death: Struck by train Park Policeman Thomas Colquitt Lincoln Park District Police De..., IL EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1915 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective Thomas Ring Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James E. Scott Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Friday, February 10, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Chalmus Lee Blum Audrain County Sheriff's Depart..., MO EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William H. Anderson St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank White New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph A. Bender Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, February 10, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Border Patrol Inspector Norman G. Ross United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, February 10, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Patrick H. White Windsor Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry P. Kounse East Peoria Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Charles Eberwein South River Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, February 10, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas W. Kinney Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1942 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Police Officer Joseph P. McCormack Greenwich Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, February 10, 1944 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Marshal Clarence E. (Jack) Toone United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, February 10, 1955 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Calvin Jones Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Friday, February 10, 1956 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Detective Howard K. Downes Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, February 10, 1958 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Robert F. Rulong West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Monday, February 10, 1958 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Leonard Clint Mullenax Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Randall E. Shea Swansea Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1962 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Frederick K. Kontner Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, February 10, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Clarence Leo Wagner West Palm Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, February 10, 1967 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Donald L. Highley Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Mitchell L. Nutter Orlando Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman David A. Cooper Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William J. Wirtz Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1971 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Manuel Martinez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, February 10, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Town Marshal Clarence M. Kistner Shelburn Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John W. Savalis Brockton Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1980 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Eugene E. Kiefer Clear Creek County Sheriff's De..., CO EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer William P. Fahey Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Timothy J. Sullivan Anaconda Police Department, MT EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Raymond Henry Topolewski Will County Sheriff's Office, IL EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Special Agent James Robert Robison Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R..., RR EOW: Monday, February 10, 1986 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff Steven Garibay Mohave County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Thomas J. Gill Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1988 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman John Machuca Cornwall Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 10, 1989 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Robert Louis Shultis San Bernardino Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1990 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Mark Andrew White Roseville Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, February 10, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Michael Blankenship Ohio State University Police De..., OH EOW: Monday, February 10, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain John M. Garlington Louisiana Department of Wildlif..., LA EOW: Thursday, February 10, 2000 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer Eric Lee Ottis Bennington Police Department, NE EOW: Sunday, February 10, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant John Mathew Maki Celeste Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Molly Suzanne Bowden Columbia Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, February 10, 2005 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: 54
Aircraft accident: 1
Automobile accident: 9
Drowned: 2
Gunfire: 26
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by train: 3
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 4