The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 14th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer John W. Loveland Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1883 Cause of Death: Heart attack Constable J. D. L. Johnson Cooke County Constable's Office..., TX EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Thomas E. Milstead Fannin County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Monday, February 14, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Cyrus Shaeffer Lebanon Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Deputy Edmund Trudeau Missoula County Sheriff's Depar..., MT EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Special Deputy Sheriff Ernest William Birt Etowah County Sheriff's Office, AL EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Merritt New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lee Barker Owensboro Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1912 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Patrick J. Kennedy New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank P. Connor New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable W. Earl Gowdy Liberal Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Alfred J. Beyl New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Sheridan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 14, 1921 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Charles W. Reinke Pennsylvania Railroad Police De..., RR EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Chester A. Hagan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Malcolm M. Day United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Supervisor Eugene Amlaw Massachusetts Department of Cor..., MA EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1928 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Paul L. Meyer St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1928 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Constable Floyd Carl Cox Anderson County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Friday, February 14, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Chester Lewis Grounds Amarillo Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Lamar W. Sledge Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., FL EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Max Hirsh Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1935 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrolman Anton Cramer Rock Island Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, February 14, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Agent Wilford W. Thomasson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Raymond Burr Lewis Castle Rock Police Department, CO EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert Ranaker Miller Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Peter G. Huber Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1952 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Alfred P. Bobelis Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1954 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault               Auxiliary Police Officer Reuben Caywood Rockdale Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1954 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Detective Lieutenant Harry A. Thom Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, February 14, 1958 Cause of Death: Duty related illness              Police Officer Richard Timothey Giles Manhattan Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1962 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Vincent Zichettella New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Merrel L. Kissinger California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Fred W. Lenzke Racine Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1967 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Robert H. Graham Leeds Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1971 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Arthur Glenn Craft Jr. Greensboro Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boyarski Luzerne County Sheriff's Depart..., PA EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1976 Cause of Death: Bomb Patrolman Allen McLeod New Rochelle Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 14, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Elmer C. Barnett Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1978 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Stephen Carl Shaffer Dillon Police Department, MT EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1981 Cause of Death: Assault Captain Justino Tudela Arriola Northern Mariana Islands Police..., MP EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1982 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Thomas P. Ruotolo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Special Deputy Sheriff Travis Haynes Quay County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Chief of Police William Edward Lott Jr. Ruleville Police Department, MS EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1984 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper John J. Brown Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1985 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer John Thomas Scanlon Robbinsdale Police Department, MN EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Detective Alexander Finlayson Mavity Billings Police Department, MT EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Roy O'Neal Coleman Butler Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 1990 Cause of Death: Heart attack Captain Michael Wayne Tracy Palos Verdes Estates Police Dep..., CA EOW: Monday, February 14, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Vernon T. Vanderpool Palos Verdes Estates Police Dep..., CA EOW: Monday, February 14, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Franklin Dale Perritte North Carolina Division of Moto..., NC EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1995 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Corporal Richard David Barreda Dallas-Fort Worth International..., TX EOW: Friday, February 14, 1997 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Nathaniel Burroughs New York State Police, NY EOW: Friday, February 14, 1997 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Police Officer Matthew Anthony Dziergowski New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1999 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Herbert James Smith Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Deputy Sheriff Brandan Garrett Hinkle Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Brian A. Patterson Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Friday, February 14, 2003 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Police Officer James M. Feltis III United States Pentagon Force Pr..., US EOW: Monday, February 14, 2005 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: 58
Accidental: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 3
Bomb: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 29
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 5
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 4