The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 2nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Shadow George Trenchard New York Municipal Police Force, NY EOW: Thursday, June 2, 1853 Cause of Death: Fire Officer Butch Dobler Marysville Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1868 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William Thomas Cody Butler County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph P. Keenan Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1903 Cause of Death: Drowned Captain Samuel J. Carter Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, June 2, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Wilber W. Hendrickson Dade County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Rhinehart (Bob) Riblet Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas M. Giltner Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, June 2, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Neal Simpkins Bonneville County Sheriff's Dep..., ID EOW: Monday, June 2, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Leon Francis Smith Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Of..., VA EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Mark S. Noe Republic Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, June 2, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Albert Fredrickson Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 2, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Police Officer Jesse Jennings Jackson Eugene Police Department, OR EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Charles F. Liebenow Horicon Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, June 2, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Robert A. Grubbs Dearborn County Sheriff's Depar..., IN EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Refuge Officer Andrew Bryant Crews United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Refuge Officer Joseph Daniel Martin United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Montgomery Givens Christian Union County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1948 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer James S. Weir Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 2, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Nelson F. Williams Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, June 2, 1958 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Thomas E. Bebber Sr. Alexander County Sheriff's Depa..., NC EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff James Billups Trevathan Surry County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Sunday, June 2, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff O'Neal Moore Washington Parish Sheriff's Dep..., LA EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Thomas Pilot Mountain Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, June 2, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Howard Mead Niagara County Sheriff's Depart..., NY EOW: Friday, June 2, 1967 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Joseph Frank Sykes Jr. East Point Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, June 2, 1969 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Correctional Officer Earl Cranston Strickland North Carolina Department of Co..., NC EOW: Monday, June 2, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Melvin E. Brown Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George Lowe Gary Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert B. Laurenson New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman L. C. Williamson Perry Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, June 2, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal J. T. Trest Leake County Sheriff's Office, MS EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden Delbert E. Bloom Montana Department of Fish, Wil..., MT EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1979 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Howard Wayne Jordan Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1981 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Paul L. Verna Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 2, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Curtis R. Baker Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Randol L. Marshall Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1987 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Jeff B. Herman New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 2, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Drew A. Bolin Austin Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 2, 1995 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Eugene J. Miglio III Wildwood Crest Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, June 2, 1995 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Alane M. Stoffregen Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, June 2, 2000 Cause of Death: Drowned Sergeant Clifton Rife II Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correctional Officer Gabriel B. Saucedo Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Roger Dale Lynch Livingston County Sheriff's Dep..., KY EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Agent Robert Russell (Rob) Hardesty United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 2, 2005 Cause of Death: Training accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 45
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 2
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by vehicle: 1
Training accident: 1
Vehicular assault: 2