The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 30th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Robert T. Frazier Nashville City Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, April 30, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy James A. Coggburn Taney County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1879 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer John Elder Iowa Department of Corrections, IA EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1882 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Daniel Summitt Nashville City Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain William A. Brown Ogden Police Department, UT EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John R. Shaver Clackamas County Sheriff's Depa..., OR EOW: Monday, April 30, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frederick Wright Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1916 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Private Thomas Carlyle (Carlie) Hyde Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 1918 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Special Agent Irby U. Scruggs United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Hugh Lee McNamara Hyde County Sheriff's Office, SD EOW: Friday, April 30, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant John P. Dowd Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Game Warden Alan G. Curry California Department of Fish a..., CA EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper John L. Furlong New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1930 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Anthony L. Ruthy Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James L. Kelly Gary Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Stanley J. Lutke Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Raymond Mathis Montgomery Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Willie R. Denson Daytona Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, April 30, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank E. Herrmann Jefferson County Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1938 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Captain Charles R. Gougenheim Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jack B. Beets Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Washington Ardmore Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer O. J. Weldon Cumberland Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Herbert I. Wexler Lucas County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Gordon D. Erickson Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1970 Cause of Death: Fall             Police Officer James R. Reifschneider St. Louis County Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Robert E. Betsch New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, April 30, 1979 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Anthony E. Jenkins Meigs Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Vincente Ramos-Lebron United States General Services ..., US EOW: Friday, April 30, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Luis B. Vega-Cotto Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Commander Angel Francisco Rodriguez-Melendez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, April 30, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Steve M. Crerar Fremont County Sheriff's Office, WY EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Daryle Wayne Black Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Patrol Officer Dannygriggs M. Padayao Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Monday, April 30, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Robert Daniel Targosz Gilbert Police Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 35
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Duty related illness: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 22
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicular assault: 3