The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 12th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal Van Buren Hendrix United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, February 12, 1877 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable George W. Lockhart Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR EOW: Saturday, February 12, 1887 Cause of Death: Unidentified Chief W. J. Kerstetter Sunbury Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector John S. H. Howard United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal August Kokko Nashwauk Police Department, MN EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Albert Block Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, February 12, 1921 Cause of Death: Fall Officer Eugene Hobbs Talladega Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, February 12, 1921 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer William Sass St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, February 12, 1926 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Ray Payne Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, February 12, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant George M. J. May Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, February 12, 1928 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Patrick Fahey New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 12, 1928 Cause of Death: Animal related Patrolman James H. O'Brien Providence Police Department, RI EOW: Sunday, February 12, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William A. Flynn Providence Police Department, RI EOW: Sunday, February 12, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George A. Miller New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Chief of Police John R. O'Steen Winter Park Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1930 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer John Blank Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, February 12, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Herbert L. Briggs Washington Department of Correc..., WA EOW: Monday, February 12, 1934 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman James I. Young New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Chief Martin H. Grant McPherson Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, February 12, 1937 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Rufus L. Biggers Mecklenburg County Police Depar..., NC EOW: Friday, February 12, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman George A. Kelly Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, February 12, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer John H. Miller Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, February 12, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Fleet Martin Underwood Dunn Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, February 12, 1940 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman James Hedgepeth Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1942 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Charles Wade Willis Taylor County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Preston D. Hale Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1947 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident              Deputy Sheriff Alfred Alonzo (Lon) Pearson Garvin County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Fred Shaumeyer Kansas City Police Department, KS EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1948 Cause of Death: Fall Captain Charles J. Ogle Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Monday, February 12, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Clinton Bond Union Township Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, February 12, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Carl F. Chastain Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1958 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James E. Harper Jr. Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1964 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff David Morgan Scotland County Sheriff's Depar..., NC EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1964 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Peter Mayo Price Clearwater Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1969 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Assistant Chief of Police Louis A. Sheets Farmington Police Department, NH EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1969 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Richard Keith Eva Lee County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, February 12, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Albert Masi Campbell Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, February 12, 1973 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Andrew Redding Lantana Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Larry James Stewart Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Zlatko Nicholas Sintic Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Walter C. Busby Cranston Police Department, RI EOW: Monday, February 12, 1979 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman William A. Koenige Schenectady Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 12, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Arthur P. Snyder Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert J. Bilodeau New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John Robert Weiss Shively Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Albert C. Gaston Woodward County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Lovett Baxter County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Friday, February 12, 1988 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Julie A. Englehardt Lansing Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, February 12, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Anthony Crawford Jones Dillingham Police Department, AK EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Timothy Clyde Minor Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD EOW: Monday, February 12, 1996 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident               Patrol Officer Christopher Bruce Anderson Hot Springs Police Department, AR EOW: Monday, February 12, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Vernon O. Winn Iberia Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1997 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Gary Grant Scott Sylvania Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, February 12, 2000 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Scott Matthew Baird Gainesville Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, February 12, 2001 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Michael T. Scanlon Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Cause of Death: Stabbed Lieutenant John F. Finn Albany Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Matthew Alan Thompson Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Investigator Mark Reid Tucker Wake County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Thursday, February 12, 2004 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: 58
Aircraft accident: 1
Animal related: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 5
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 25
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 5
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 4