The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 8th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer John O'Connell Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Thursday, July 8, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer David Wilber Jr. Chelsea Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1871 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Reuben D. Coleman Grayson County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Friday, July 8, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Robert Lockwood Grant County Sheriff's Department, OR EOW: Sunday, July 8, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William Scanlon Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, July 8, 1898 Cause of Death: Assault Game Warden Guy Bradley Monroe County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John H. Johnston Salt Lake City Police Department, UT EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George M. Little Richmond Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Elmer Stephenson Richmond Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant George G. Pfeifer Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, July 8, 1923 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Frank C. McGlynn Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Elbert Stuyvesant Port Washington Police District, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 1924 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins Officer Harold Rogers Akron Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 8, 1925 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper Howard H. Funk Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Thursday, July 8, 1926 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Deputy Sheriff Samuel A. Brown Alleghany County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Friday, July 8, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Clint McConnell Decatur County Sheriff's Depart..., IA EOW: Friday, July 8, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jesse L. Morris Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, July 8, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Edwin B. Crook California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, July 8, 1932 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Marshal Jay N. Davis North Baltimore Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, July 8, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harry J. Redlich Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Conservation Officer John Linklater Minnesota Department of Natural..., MN EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer Cal Palmer Enid Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, July 8, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Wehegan Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, July 8, 1938 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer George D. Kelley Stamford Police Department, CT EOW: Friday, July 8, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Anthony H. Overberg Norwood Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 8, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Glenn H. Clark Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1950 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer David L. Worcester Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, July 8, 1953 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Deputy Sheriff Eugene Francis Denton Santa Clara County Sheriff's Of..., CA EOW: Friday, July 8, 1955 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Garner M. Robertson Jr. Valley View Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, July 8, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George O. Angeli North Adams Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, July 8, 1960 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Delano G. Powell Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Thursday, July 8, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Harry W. Oebels St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, July 8, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Arnold H. Knippel Columbus Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 8, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Assistant Chief of Police Drexel Rushing Luverne Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, July 8, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Norman F. Bliss Templeton Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, July 8, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Agent Glenn A. Phillips United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, July 8, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Tom Ellis White Wolfe City Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Police Officer Ernest Kearns Ponce de Leon Tallahassee Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, July 8, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Thomas William Spears Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Wednesday, July 8, 1992 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Keith Stephen Konopasek Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Eugene Andrew Gregory Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Wednesday, July 8, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Rodney Raylyn Kendricks Lubbock Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2001 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Correctional Officer Ronald Owen MacDonald Michigan Department of Corrections, MI EOW: Sunday, July 8, 2001 Cause of Death: Fall Sergeant Michael Anthony Fitzgerald Moore County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 8, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Todd Michael Larkins Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Friday, July 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 45
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Drowned: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
California: 5
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 4
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 2
Iowa: 1
Kentucky: 3
Massachusetts: 3
Michigan: 2
Minnesota: 1
Missouri: 1
New York: 1
Ohio: 5
Oklahoma: 1
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 1
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 5
U.S. Government: 1
Utah: 1
Virginia: 1