The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 5th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer James Murphy Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1870 Cause of Death: Assault              Special Deputy Marshal Sam Roberts United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, July 5, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Francis Reilly Mamaroneck Village Police Depar..., NY EOW: Monday, July 5, 1920 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Detective Truman Swain Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Amos J. Comer Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable R. R. Bledsoe Nueces County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Michael T. Murphy Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Sanford A. Pruett Cleveland County Sheriff's Depa..., NC EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1930 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Frank Kowal Hadley Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Fred Mueller Manitowoc Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Elmer A. Swanson Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Scott M. Vasbinder Newton Falls Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter J. Storm Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper George R. Cameron Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Wednesday, July 5, 1944 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Virgil M. Hall Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Isaac Price New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 5, 1946 Cause of Death: Heart attack Constable Rufus Ola Crum Tippah County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Courtney Bond San Luis Obispo Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman George Ruthven Westchester County Parkway Poli..., NY EOW: Monday, July 5, 1954 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident City Marshal Kenneth Robert Baker Glendale Police Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1960 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Coleman R. McDonough Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, July 5, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dewey L. Swain Bertie County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Friday, July 5, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles W. Sutman Camden Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer George E. Schultz Camden Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Paul H. Knisley Wooster Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1969 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrolman Robert C. Goodrich Wooster Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1969 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff John Henry Walter Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Wednesday, July 5, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Park Ranger James P. Fleetwood United States Department of the..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Reserve Deputy Sheriff Gerald L. Martin Jennings County Sheriff's Depar..., IN EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1980 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Frank A. McAteer LaPlata County Sheriff's Depart..., CO EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Terry Lee Thompson Burton Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Herman E. Jones Sr. DeQueen Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain William T. Mills DeQueen Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Roy M. Brewer DeQueen Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William R. Gilham DeQueen Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Ronald H. Fuller Richmond Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman William C. Whitty Richmond Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1984 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Jody S. Dye Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Friday, July 5, 1985 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman William R. Burns Radcliff Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, July 5, 1985 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins Chief of Police Murray Wilson Griffin Belle Center Village Police Dep..., OH EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Gregory Lynn Lange Claremont Police Department, MN EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edwyn Joseph Gorrell San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Correction Officer Dennis Lee Stemen Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Deputy Sheriff Charles T. (Chuck) Sease Flagler County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, July 5, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Reserve Deputy Constable Nehemiah Pickens Harris County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant William Leo McEntee Kirkwood Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 46
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 8
Drowned: 2
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 20
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State:
Arkansas: 4
California: 3
Colorado: 3
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 1
Illinois: 1
Indiana: 1
Kentucky: 1
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 1
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 3
North Carolina: 2
Ohio: 6
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Railroad Police: 1
Texas: 3
U.S. Government: 2
Virginia: 1
Washington: 1
Wisconsin: 1