The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 24th

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Deputy Sheriff William C. Hall Collin County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Dennis R. Lyons Adrian Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1880 Cause of Death: Gunfire Assistant Marshal Edward H. Davis Nelsonville Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, April 24, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Myers Gunnison County Sheriff's Depar..., CO EOW: Tuesday, April 24, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Roundsman Oscar Reinhardt New York Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1897 Cause of Death: Animal related Patrolman Bert Brannon Joplin Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Harry E. Tucker Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George Connery Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Tuesday, April 24, 1917 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman Thomas Brady Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, April 24, 1922 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Philip Endress New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, April 24, 1923 Cause of Death: Bicycle accident Patrolman Steve A. Jenkins Augusta Police Department, KS EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Inspector Luther Simeon McManamay Virginia Department of Prohibit..., VA EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert L. Fisher Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Franklin B. Dreyer Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Smith Owen Wester DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, AL EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles C. McMillan Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Michael T. McLane Lackawanna Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff William Goericke St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Melvin C. Howe Lawrence Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, April 24, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Victor H. Sugg Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, April 24, 1934 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman William Bunker Hinchliffe Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Francis V. Keys Albany Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, April 24, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Krizek Sr. Berwyn Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1947 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Special Agent M. H. Barnes United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1949 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman William B. Murphy Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 24, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George J. Sperakos Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Ray Whobrey Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, April 24, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter M. Means Shelby Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1954 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Game Warden Harold Gartside Montana Department of Fish, Wil..., MT EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1955 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrolman George F. A. Pearsall Lowell Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Policeman Candelario Torres-Vazquez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Erwin Jackson Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John Roth New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1969 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Inspector George McMullen Suffolk County Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1969 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Donald W. Sager Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, April 24, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Joseph M. Monteparo Asbury Park Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1971 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sergeant William Clay Frederick Paris Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Claude C. Smith St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Charles J. Bokinskie United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Louis David Dixon United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert A. Sorrentino New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Curtis M. Moore Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1983 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Errol C. Hawkins Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, April 24, 1984 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy James Clarence Harper Poinsett County Sheriff's Depar..., AR EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Jose Oscar Rodriguez-Reyes United States Department of Vet..., US EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain George Scott Monier White Settlement Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Billy Thomas Gregory Durham Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, April 24, 2004 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Brian Andrew Haas Hendry County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Saturday, April 24, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Larry Elwood Lasater Jr. Pittsburg Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, April 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jeremy Chambers Cahokia Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 24, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 50
Animal related: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Bicycle accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3