The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 25th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Watchman Neil Mooney Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1856 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Andrew Kriss San Diego County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1864 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard James Monroe Butler Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1882 Cause of Death: Struck by train Constable Edward Hageman Logan Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, May 25, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Fred Stevens Havre Police Department, MT EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff W. E. Alexander Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., TN EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John Polk Iron County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman A. B. Cursey Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William R. King Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant James N. Skiff New York State Police, NY EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1920 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Private Charles M. Kackley West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective J. Payton Stewart Petersburg Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles Knapp Kent County Sheriff's Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Barney Fox Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Ed Williams Harrison Police Department, AR EOW: Friday, May 25, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Sam Mangiamele Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Friday, May 25, 1945 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Joseph Salatowski Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff Earl Sholes Shasta County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dan Heryford Shasta County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Gerard Thomas McHugh New York State Police, NY EOW: Friday, May 25, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman John J. Gallagher Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, May 25, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Trooper Frederick H. (Foots) Looney Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Friday, May 25, 1962 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Lieutenant Deputy James William Mumford St. Joseph County Police Depart..., IN EOW: Friday, May 25, 1962 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Henry W. Jennings Hartford Police Department, CT EOW: Monday, May 25, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Earl M. Taylor Monroe County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Kenneth F. Herriage Shreveport Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jerry Lee Inman Greene County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Wayne Peters Rush County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Miguel A. Sirvent New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, May 25, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William L. Sigmon Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Brendt L. Stephens Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Leonard John Anderson Wayne Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Manuel Farmer III East St. Louis Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Wayne Byron Stoutamyer Bridgewater Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Carl A. Simons Leoti Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Frances I. Galvin Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Friday, May 25, 1979 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman David Joseph Inlow Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Reserve Deputy James Edward Healy Napa County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1980 Cause of Death: Drowned Constable Ernest C. Null Alcorn County Constable's Office, MS EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1983 Cause of Death: Stabbed              Deputy Sheriff James Michael (Mike) Young Coconino County Sheriff's Depar..., AZ EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Larry D. Cawyer Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1985 Cause of Death: Automobile accident               Deputy Sheriff Leonard Wilbur Brand Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Dep..., AL EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Patrolman Frank Anthony Mastrangelo Jr. Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1989 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Detective Norman Lewis Eddy Jr. Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1989 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Auxiliary Trooper Phillip A. Mingione Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Terry Jay Emerick Illinois Commerce Commission Po..., IL EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Jerry Foster Philpot II Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, May 25, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Joseph I. Cordes III Swampscott Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, May 25, 1998 Cause of Death: Heart attack Agent Wayne Muñiz-Caro Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 49
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 4
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 33
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1