The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 17th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Issac Wiltse Owego Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, July 17, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Henry McCullough Oldham County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, July 17, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Lee Albert Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, July 17, 1897 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal L. S. (Bud) Hill United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Deputy Marshal J. Boley Grady United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Joseph A. Perkins Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, July 17, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Cub Burney United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1901 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Marshal John W. Morrison United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Escapulo D. Norro Coconino County Sheriff's Depar..., AZ EOW: Friday, July 17, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard James Elliot Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Friday, July 17, 1908 Cause of Death: Assault Chief of Police William L. Terry Colville Police Department, WA EOW: Monday, July 17, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Turnkey Isaac Hibbs Camden County Sheriff's Office, NJ EOW: Monday, July 17, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Marion Louis Swords St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Monday, July 17, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Fred O. Dawes Vernon County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Charles E. Howell United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Harding H. Duval Brooke County Sheriff's Department, WV EOW: Monday, July 17, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Leonard A. Smith Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Monday, July 17, 1922 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Merlin Ray Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Henry Steadman Schoharie County Sheriff's Depa..., NY EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Henry M. Ennen Iroquois County Sheriff's Depar..., IL EOW: Friday, July 17, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Joseph J. Treglia Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Friday, July 17, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Charles O'Neal Santa Rosa Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 17, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Onus Y. Hall Durham County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Monday, July 17, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James Burton Burnett Guin Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Kenneth B. Knapp New York State Police, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 17, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Marlin L. Evans Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Melvin L. Gossmeyer Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1960 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Virgle Lee Thompson Plainview Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 17, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Marcus Lamastus Mississippi Department of Publi..., MS EOW: Saturday, July 17, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Willie B. Ellis Fort Pierce Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Jose E. Gonzalez-Irizarry Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Kenneth P. Stiverson Fort Wayne Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Anthony N. Rizzato Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, July 17, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James L. Severin Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, July 17, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William F. Holbert Jr. Binghamton Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 17, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper William C. Warrington Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Tuesday, July 17, 1973 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman David L. Cole Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Francis A. Dailey Florham Park Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1975 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Robert F. Hauptman Florham Park Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1975 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant James J. Wencewicz St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, July 17, 1978 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Jesse Joe Hittson Yreka Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 17, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Truman J. Becker Ontario County Sheriff's Office, NY EOW: Friday, July 17, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Dale E. Newby California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, July 17, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer William Leonard Sikola Bakersfield Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Patrol Sergeant Charlie Jerry Shepard Mount Pleasant Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1985 Cause of Death: Assault             Patrol Officer Harry Biddington Hanson Jr. Anchorage Police Department, AK EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy James Felton Judd Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Saturday, July 17, 1993 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Bruce J. Van Popering East Grand Rapids Department of..., MI EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1994 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Luther Frederick Klug Dakota County Sheriff's Office, MN EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Chris D. McCormick Sr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Peter John Aguirre Jr. Ventura County Sheriff's Depart..., CA EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John M. Kelly New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 17, 2000 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Michael J. Dunman Salt Lake City Police Department, UT EOW: Monday, July 17, 2000 Cause of Death: Bicycle accident Major Robert Steven Kennedy Boone Police Department, NC EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant Anthony Scott Futrell Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police De..., NC EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident             Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Ashley Sr. Chowan County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Jesse Kenneth Paderez San Fernando Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Constable John David Garcia Montgomery County Constable's O..., TX EOW: Thursday, July 17, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Corrections Officer John Murphy Bennett Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Thursday, July 17, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Santos Silva-Laboy Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 17, 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: 60
Aircraft accident: 5
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 8
Bicycle accident: 1
Gunfire: 35
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
Alaska: 1
Arizona: 2
California: 7
Florida: 1
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 1
Louisiana: 3
Michigan: 2
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Missouri: 2
Nebraska: 1
New Jersey: 3
New York: 6
North Carolina: 4
Ohio: 1
Puerto Rico: 2
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 6
U.S. Government: 5
Utah: 1
Washington: 1
West Virginia: 1