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Monday, July 17, 2006

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

 
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