The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 11th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Roundsman Richard Comisky Long Island City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1883 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Saunders Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Thomas E. Tighe Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, March 11, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jacob Fredrick Busch Webster Groves Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Prison Guard Earl Langfitt West Virginia Division of Corre..., WV EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1926 Cause of Death: Stabbed Inspector Curtis Lee Wood Virginia Division of Motor Vehi..., VA EOW: Monday, March 11, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Joseph F. Scott New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, March 11, 1930 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Special Agent Bernard J. Kelly Missouri Pacific Railroad Polic..., RR EOW: Friday, March 11, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Ted Davis California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, March 11, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Lloyd J. Stringer Missoula County Sheriff's Depar..., MT EOW: Tuesday, March 11, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Winthrop S. Paris New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, March 11, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Border Patrol Inspector Anthony L. Oneto United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 11, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Bennie Frank Elrod Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Herbert D. Copeland Brunswick Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Carlo Angelo Poggetto Pomona Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, March 11, 1957 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Harry Kay Jr. San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, March 11, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Jimmie M. Biggs Woodbury County Sheriff's Depar..., IA EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1959 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Donald Martin Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Saturday, March 11, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Darrell J. Suer Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John E. Bartlett Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Monday, March 11, 1968 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer William Slappey Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Miguel A. Rosario-Rondon Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Lieutenant Colonel Juan B. Mercado-Vega Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gerald A. Morrison Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, March 11, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael T. Smith Jefferson County Police Department, KY EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1976 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Court Officer Albert Gelb New York State Office of Court ..., NY EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Eugene King Northville Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert W. Cox New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, March 11, 1977 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer James Earl Rhodes Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, March 11, 1978 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Conservation Officer William Becker New York State Environmental Co..., NY EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1981 Cause of Death: Drowned Agent Chester W. Stone Oklahoma State Bureau of Invest..., OK EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Raymond E. Mumford Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Friday, March 11, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrol Agent Victor C. Ochoa United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 11, 1983 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Stephen M. Kovach Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas M. Bowen Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Eric Byron Streeter Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Park Police Officer Howard Shao Wai Huang Los Angeles County Department o..., CA EOW: Sunday, March 11, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Moises Ortiz-Torres Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, March 11, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Louis L. Miller Jr. New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Supervisory Special Agent Stanley Charles Ronquest Jr. United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Patrick Joseph Riley Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Friday, March 11, 1994 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Terry Francis Hanson Rice County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Friday, March 11, 1994 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Willie Samuel Smith Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, March 11, 1994 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Corrections Officer Andre Motley Essex County Department of Corr..., NJ EOW: Saturday, March 11, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Michael Dale Hisaw Prentiss County Sheriff's Office, MS EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Jose A. Torres-Rodriquez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, March 11, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Hoyt Keith Teasley Fulton County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Friday, March 11, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Assistant SAC David Gray Wilhelm United States Department of Hom..., US EOW: Friday, March 11, 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: 48
Aircraft accident: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicular assault: 3