The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 2nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

City Marshal A. G. Hall Round Rock Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James M. Stone Brooklyn Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, April 2, 1880 Cause of Death: Assault Detective Elie D. Kreigh Chicago and Alton Railroad Poli..., RR EOW: Monday, April 2, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William O. Gwyn Pike County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1896 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Jon C. Tarpy Winchester Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective William E. Dwyer Terre Haute Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John F. Brennan Providence Police Department, RI EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant John Guarnieri New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Clarence E. Zietz Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1921 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Jailer Bentura Bencomo Grant County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1921 Cause of Death: Assault Sheriff William A. Nelson Clallam County Sheriff's Depart..., WA EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1924 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Officer Hugh K. Painter Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1924 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit               Deputy Constable Element Mitchell Ivanovich Galveston County Constable's Of..., TX EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1927 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Thomas L. Harnett New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Chief of Police Charles E. Copeland Kennewick Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1933 Cause of Death: Struck by train Sergeant Charles O. Blanchard LaGrange Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Wallace Lawson Jefferson City Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, April 2, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Marion David Lipps Lee County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick C. Gannon Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 1940 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins Officer Ivan E. Kelley Lunenburg Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1950 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Ernest C. Johnson Arnold Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William A. Fuller Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charlie G. Pearce Attalla Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1955 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Elmer B. Simons Rapid City Police Department, SD EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1955 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Elwin Welch Outagamie County Sheriff's Office, WI EOW: Monday, April 2, 1962 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Kenneth R. Houser Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective William E. Loscheider Joliet Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Paul C. Teel Riverside Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, April 2, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Leonard A. Christiansen Riverside Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, April 2, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Marshal Carter Lee Curry Doddsville Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Denis W. Allen San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Luis Pena Coral Gables Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Norman R. Cerullo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Christie D. Masone New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Kent McDaniel Conway Police Department, AR EOW: Friday, April 2, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Captain Otis Grier Sr. Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Thomas J. Hanratty New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1992 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle                Investigator II Michael Anton Shepherd Los Angeles County Department o..., CA EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack Chief of Police William R. Ricketts New Middletown Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Winsonfred A. Filfred Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR EOW: Friday, April 2, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Agent Jose L. Garcia-Baez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Marshal Glen Denning Devanie Alexandria City Marshal's Office, LA EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Investigator Antonio Joselito (Joe) Sapinoso Greenville County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Wednesday, April 2, 2003 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: 43
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Duty related illness: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 22
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 2