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

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Joseph Rosenfield Rock Island Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1879 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff George Williams Taney County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Officer William G. Cashin Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Ike L. Gilstrap United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, March 12, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, March 12, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William McPherson Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Edgar Lewis Dye Middletown Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1913 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Officer Gothin H. Richards Akron Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Harold Anderson Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper William Martz Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Thursday, March 12, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Leo Grant Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal R. H. Pratt Gore Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Ranger James Alexander Cary United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policewoman Pearl Agnes Lanham Gary Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman James J. Flanagan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 12, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John A. Daroux California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Guard J. L. Simms Tennessee Department of Correction, TN EOW: Friday, March 12, 1937 Cause of Death: Stabbed Chief of Police Henry L. Walton Fairview Park Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1950 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sheriff Ottis W. Morrow Presidio County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank W. Hardy Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, March 12, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Michael Forrest New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 12, 1959 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Max Leonard Altman Mason County Sheriff's Department, MI EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1966 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Ray Q. Mills Fortuna Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1967 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Lieutenant Luther F. Fails Alabama Department of Corrections, AL EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 1974 Cause of Death: Stabbed Detective William Patrick Messer Charleston County Police Depart..., SC EOW: Friday, March 12, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman McCord L. Springfield Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Danny Dean Richmond Beaumont Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1980 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Steven Eric Hoffman South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1980 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle             Police Officer Harvey Glenn Lawson Jr. Clarksville Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Marshal Richard Scott Rogiers Balcones Heights Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Vikki Elaine Hubbard Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1989 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Thomas F. Sewell SEPTA Transit Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, March 12, 1989 Cause of Death: Stabbed Senior Agent Leon Henderson Jr. Louisiana Department of Wildlif..., LA EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Darrell Christopher Cooper Louisville Police Department, MS EOW: Sunday, March 12, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant James Roger Haddock Osceola County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, March 12, 2000 Cause of Death: Animal related             Juvenile Corrections Officer William J. Mann Idaho Department of Correction, ID EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Jason Michael Scott Loudon County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, March 12, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Master Deputy J. Alex Burdette Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Saturday, March 12, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 38
Aircraft accident: 1
Animal related: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 17
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 3
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 3