The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 25th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer Walter S. Wilkins Augusta Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, February 25, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Lewis Keller South Bend Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, February 25, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Morris R. Reagan Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, February 25, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Patrolman Hubert Vreeland Erie Railroad Police Department, RR EOW: Friday, February 25, 1916 Cause of Death: Struck by train Sheriff Dwight B. Stephens Luna County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Friday, February 25, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Shea Evanston Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, February 25, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff George A. Bills Palmer Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, February 25, 1919 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Leroy Wood Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Neill A. Yarborough Sr. Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William M. Davis Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Friday, February 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Frank Cichella Rockford Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, February 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Thomas Henry Rather Westville Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, February 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alvin J. Borgwardt Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1932 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Milton E. Verity Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1932 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman J. Roy Hicks Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, February 25, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff William Harry Collins Fresno County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1937 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Henry T. Masterson New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 25, 1938 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sheriff Ole Alexander Solberg Brown County Sheriff's Department, SD EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1939 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Engebrit Larson Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1942 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William D. Porter LaGrange Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, February 25, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Clinton Monroe Boggs Mount Airy Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman David L. Sterner Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1973 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff James Melvin Morgan Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1973 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Fred Douglas Carr Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Monday, February 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lawrence Harold Metsker Manitowoc Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1976 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff C. S. (Pete) Ten Eyck Pecos County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1978 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer John T. McCarthy Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank X. Siemion Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Police Officer Donald Bernard Kramer Miami Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Robert L. Elliott Miami County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert Townes Martinez Jr. Austin Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer George Dawson Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, February 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant John Edward Holbrook Clarkston Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, February 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Shawn Leinen Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Rudy M. Gonzales Lubbock County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Robert J. McLellan Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Inspector David Howell Jennings Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas..., AL EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Gregory John Bailey California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Juan Serrano Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006 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: 39
Aircraft accident: 1
Automobile accident: 11
Gunfire: 15
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2