The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 5th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff N. F. Scott Mono County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1862 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Robert Morgan Franklin County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1879 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Antonio Lino Valdez San Miguel County Sheriff's Dep..., NM EOW: Monday, April 5, 1880 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Manning Bessemer Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, April 5, 1889 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Joseph W. (Joe) McKidrict Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Thursday, April 5, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Edward Minor Jacksonville Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, April 5, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Luciana B. Gallegos Union County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Monday, April 5, 1897 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Louis D. Wanner Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1903 Cause of Death: Animal related Deputy Sheriff Harry Mannon Nye County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Protector Samuel S. Taylor New York State Environmental Co..., NY EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John H. Dierker St. Charles County Sheriff's De..., MO EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Terence McFarland St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, April 5, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman T. B. Knox Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles B. Reilly New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, April 5, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John Chiska Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 5, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Evan Yoakum Fall River Marshal's Office, KS EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Buck San Jose Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Michael Moore Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, April 5, 1935 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Captain Frank Cissne Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, April 5, 1937 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief Anton J. Steffes Chilton Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1942 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Roger Q. Harriss Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1942 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant R. Dwight Johnston Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1947 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Thomas J. Kennedy Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, April 5, 1951 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Inspector Thomas V. Boylan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1952 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Henry E. St. Clair Jefferson County Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, April 5, 1954 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Alfred Charles Evans Nyssa Police Department, OR EOW: Friday, April 5, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Charles E. Bogardus Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Roger D. Gore California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George M. Alleyn California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James E. Pence Jr. California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Walter C. Frago California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Howard Thompson Salem Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William P. Sniffen California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, April 5, 1973 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer John L. Summers St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, April 5, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Meredith Stanley Runck Jr. Riviera Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, April 5, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Warren David Jones Sarasota City Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Watchman Abe Issac Pipkin Beebe Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, April 5, 1977 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Terry Thomas O'Connell Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., MO EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Jorge Luis Molina-Pacheco Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Larry Whitwell Columbia Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gordon Joseph Rich Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Raul (Ruly) Adauto Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1986 Cause of Death: Duty related illness                 Police Officer Carlos William Sepulveda-Caraballo Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, April 5, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Craig Allen Dorwart Morgan County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, April 5, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Marc Muncy Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Deputy Wilburn Junior Agy Liberty County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Sandra Marie Wagner Delaware State Police, DE EOW: Friday, April 5, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Agent Ernesto Caballero-Vega Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Richard Allan Weinke Sauk County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Abdon Cabello United States Department of Hou..., US EOW: Monday, April 5, 1999 Cause of Death: Heart attack Lance Corporal David Travis Bailey South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Jimmy Douglas Sawyer North Carolina Marine Patrol, NC EOW: Friday, April 5, 2002 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Correction Officer Michael Wilson Douds Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Saturday, April 5, 2003 Cause of Death: Heart attack Private First Class Roger Myers Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Monday, April 5, 2004 Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 54
Aircraft accident: 1
Animal related: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 8
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 31
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1