The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 25th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Town Marshal Richard Dobbyns Lane Augusta Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John M. Cross Stevens County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Richard C. Fleming Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1897 Cause of Death: Assault Sheriff William P. Stanley Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Friday, July 25, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John R. Ogden Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 1911 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Special Agent Robert F. Stringer White Oak Railway Police Depart..., RR EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Clyde Merl Spradling Lake Forest Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1915 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Tillman D. (Til) Taylor Umatilla County Sheriff's Depar..., OR EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Michael A. Schoch Mercer County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Friday, July 25, 1924 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Border Patrol Inspector Lon Parker United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Ludwig P. Johnson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Roy L. Shamblin Kanawha County Sheriff's Depart..., WV EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Everett Montgomery Gibson Wayne County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Monday, July 25, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leroy Warren Jr. Springfield Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, July 25, 1959 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Joe F. Partin Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Monday, July 25, 1960 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James O. Sexton Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Policeman Gustavo Cedres-Soto Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 25, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Reserve Officer Raymond G. Wilson West Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jerome J. Olshove Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lee A. Hutchinson Hillsborough County Sheriff's O..., FL EOW: Saturday, July 25, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Marienus J. Segeren New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Philip George Schlatterer Columbia Police Department, SC EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Thomas Adkins Dewar Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Auxiliary Officer Walter T. Hembree Henryetta Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Burton Lee Brewer Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Frank Thomas Maynard Dyersburg Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, July 25, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Royce Leroy Bennett Deming Police Department, NM EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Fabrienne Margot Van Arsdell Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, July 25, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Clark Harold Henry Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 25, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant John David Conner III Manassas Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, July 25, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ronald Hearn United States Department of Vet..., US EOW: Monday, July 25, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Walter Tommy Collins Wichita Falls Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Richard Lewis Willson Mineral County Sheriff's Depart..., NV EOW: Monday, July 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant K. Todd Helcher Braselton Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, July 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Police Officer Nels Daniel (Dan) Niemi San Leandro Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 25, 2005 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: 36
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 6
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 20
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
California: 1
Florida: 1
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 3
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 2
Maryland: 1
Michigan: 1
Missouri: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 1
New Mexico: 1
New York: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 4
Oregon: 1
Puerto Rico: 1
Railroad Police: 1
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 2
U.S. Government: 3
Virginia: 2
West Virginia: 1