The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 28th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Jailer Addison D. (Ad) Wyser Robertson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Sunday, May 28, 1882 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Gill P. Cates Durham Police Department, NC EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry P. Cisco Princeton Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Ray Cunningham St. Louis and San Francisco Rai..., RR EOW: Friday, May 28, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Paris R. Fields Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, May 28, 1920 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Jesse L. English Houston County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Monday, May 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Traffic Officer Paul H. Jowell Hereford Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Charles Levy Berwyn Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, May 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Peter J. Scrivano San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alvin Earl Brant Scranton Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Richard Groja Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Sunday, May 28, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Ernest E. Leonard Jr. Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, May 28, 1935 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Alson E. McCasland Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, May 28, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Immigrant Inspector Charles Michael Flachs United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William M. (Will) Coward Pittsylvania County Sheriff's O..., VA EOW: Sunday, May 28, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Henry Riely Jr. Augusta Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman George G. Broome South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Charles Meyer New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, May 28, 1948 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Robert Wooten Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Curtis Youngblood Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Assistant Chief of Police Mahlon Otis Tuck Ocala Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Henry J. Eidler San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1955 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper George Richard Dancy New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Monday, May 28, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Charles James Sorrells Walton County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Monday, May 28, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John M. Fugate Greenfield Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Elmer Mobley Jr. Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Cecil Walter Uzzle Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident City Marshal James Strong Jr. Corydon Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Sammy McSpadden Hazen Police Department, AR EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1966 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Lieutenant Bernard C. Hill Kansas Highway Patrol, KS EOW: Sunday, May 28, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant George C. Higgins Harrington Park Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Lawrence Stefane New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Stabbed Detective William Thomas Whitehead Jacksonville Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Joseph M. Weth Jr. Portsmouth Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, May 28, 1982 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident             Town Marshal William Dean Miner Jr. Avilla Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Stephen Owen Corbett Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Thomas Joseph Trench Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, May 28, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Perry Floyd Patton Munday Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, May 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Rodney L. Bennett Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, May 28, 1990 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Lieutenant Thomas L. Kleis Beech Grove Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, May 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Special Agent George Douglas Althouse United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire    Sergeant Robert Michael Hankins Lamb County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Reserve Deputy Tracy Lee Miles Johnson County Sheriff's Depart..., IN EOW: Friday, May 28, 1999 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Police Officer William DeWayne Jones Sr. Austin Park Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, May 28, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer David A. Regan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, May 28, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Police Officer Ryan Eugene Cappelletty Chesterfield County Police Depa..., VA EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Special Agent Terrance Patrick Loftus United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, May 28, 2004 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 48
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 8
Gunfire: 20
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 6
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 4