The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 9th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Special Patrolman Thomas Sparks New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1857 Cause of Death: Assault Acting Detective Anthony Tekulve Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Earl J. Kobinski Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, July 9, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John F. Buchanan Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, July 9, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith Leflore County Sheriff's Depart..., MS EOW: Friday, July 9, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Hyson Baker Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper James R. Herbert New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Steven S. Watson King County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Monday, July 9, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Howard A. Booth Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, July 9, 1937 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Policeman Neville Batt Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 9, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman Arthur Howarth New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police Dexter A. Millsaps Taylorsville Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1944 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Robert Hart Iowa Department of Corrections, IA EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Morris D. Lopez Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Police Officer Howard Eugene Waldrop Buford Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Policeman Luis E. Santiago-Quinonez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Marcelo Cacho-Pares Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1960 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Bennie D. Williams New Mexico State Police, NM EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 1963 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Charles Clinton Black Maine State Police, ME EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Martin I. Donovan Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Chief of Police Alexander Aurelio Fontecha Lyndonville Police Department, VT EOW: Friday, July 9, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charlie Hughlon Peters Oxford Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Elmer E. Miller Jr. Luzerne Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1970 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Nicholas W. Fera Norwalk Police Department, CT EOW: Friday, July 9, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman John T. Lawler Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 9, 1973 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Manuel Anthony Arceo El Monte Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Arthur Edward Dunn California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John David Patton Carrabelle Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gary Robert White Nebraska City Police Department, NE EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Larry E. Boles Union Pacific Railroad Police D..., RR EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Aldean Merlin Sorbo Bricelyn Police Department, MN EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1978 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Deputy Sheriff Edward Raymond Claude Jasper County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 9, 1982 Cause of Death: Assault Lieutenant Robert Gerald Bridges Clayton County Sheriff's Depart..., GA EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant Ira Parker Inkster Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Daniel John Dubiel Inkster Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Clay Hoover Inkster Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Charles Ebert Murray Jr. Fauquier County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Monday, July 9, 1990 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman Charles R. Billeck Corrigan Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Victoria Louise Chavez Farmington Police Department, NM EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Keith Lee Evans Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1995 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Deputy Sheriff Michael Stanley Villiard Sawyer County Sheriff's Office, WI EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Justin Todd Wollam Anchorage Police Department, AK EOW: Monday, July 9, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Code Enforcement Officer Edmond J. Songy Jr. St. John the Baptist Parish She..., LA EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Jerry Alton Mundy Mount Juliet Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff John Wayne Musice Wilson County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Probation Officer Eugene T. (Tal) Groover Jr. Georgia Department of Corrections, GA EOW: Friday, July 9, 2004 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Detective Orestes Julian (Oreo) Lorenzo North Miami Beach Police Depart..., FL EOW: Friday, July 9, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 47
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 6
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 25
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by train: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 4

 

By State:
Alaska: 1
California: 4
Connecticut: 1
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 3
Georgia: 4
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
Louisiana: 1
Maine: 1
Michigan: 5
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Nebraska: 1
New Jersey: 1
New Mexico: 2
New York: 2
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Pennsylvania: 1
Puerto Rico: 2
Railroad Police: 1
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 2
Vermont: 1
Virginia: 2
Washington: 1
Wisconsin: 1