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Sunday, April 30, 2006

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

 
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