The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 10th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman George T. Gillespie New York Municipal Police Force, NY EOW: Thursday, July 10, 1851 Cause of Death: Assault City Marshal Joseph Beard Lexington Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1858 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sheriff Gaylord Lyman Lucas County Sheriff's Office, IA EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1870 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal James P. Everette United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, July 10, 1874 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff Milton A. Coleman Dunn County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles G. Coleman Pepin County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Albert Jacobson Hastings Police Department, MN EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Robert M. Conley Bosque County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, July 10, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Charles Wilson Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Henry R. Rickey Clarence Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter Bosscawen Newark Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Vincent Spiro Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1923 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Special Agent Daniel S. Cleveland United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, July 10, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles Simms Xenia Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, July 10, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James Yeoman Hazel Crest Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer George E. Caldwell Syracuse Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1928 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Robert Jefferson McDonald Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Thursday, July 10, 1930 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Policeman Jose S. Corales-Zaez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1932 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman George Zint Stratford Police Department, CT EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Captain E. L. Shryver California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1938 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman John B. Gearty Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Monday, July 10, 1939 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Nelson S. Dwelly California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Arnold O. Werner Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Chief of Police Frank Otis Town Park Rapids Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward P. Nowakowski Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1957 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Jack Woomer Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George Dunham Franklin Township (Somerset Cou..., NJ EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Lebed Franklin Township (Somerset Cou..., NJ EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Probationary Patrolman Nicolo Danisi New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Henry Hill Seaford Police Department, DE EOW: Friday, July 10, 1970 Cause of Death: Heart attack Guard Officer I Henry E. Thierry Sr. St. Louis County Department of ..., MO EOW: Friday, July 10, 1970 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Richard P. Ross Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1974 Cause of Death: Duty related illness             Police Officer Thomas George Matulis Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert D. Riley Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harold L. Reeves Lincoln Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Ward E. Washington California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Monday, July 10, 1978 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant John William Bonnell III St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Of..., LA EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jeffery Dean Ginn Pasadena Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer III Reynaldo V. Lopez McAllen Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector James E. Rodgers Highlands County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, July 10, 1995 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Captain Robert F. Hopton Jr. Highlands County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, July 10, 1995 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant Edward M. Couture Middleton Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, July 10, 1997 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Corporal Ferris Edward Catoe III Camden Police Department, SC EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer William Jay Hetrick Clay Township Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff William Howard Warren Hamilton County Sheriff's Depar..., IL EOW: Monday, July 10, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Daniel Robert Starnes Morgan County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Alva Ray Simmons New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, July 10, 2004 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: 47
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 3
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 25
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3

 

By State:
California: 3
Colorado: 1
Connecticut: 1
Delaware: 1
Florida: 3
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
Kentucky: 2
Louisiana: 2
Massachusetts: 1
Minnesota: 3
Missouri: 3
New Jersey: 3
New York: 3
Ohio: 3
Puerto Rico: 1
South Carolina: 1
Texas: 3
U.S. Government: 2
Wisconsin: 5