The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 26th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Constable Jack Fraley Hardin County Tenth District Co..., TN EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal William H. Hodge Pontiac Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George W. Poor King County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Special Policeman Enos B. Hilton Norton Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard Lawrence Keating United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, July 26, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Gebhardt Hoboken Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William H. Katzenstein Tucson Police Department, AZ EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable James Casey Calaveras County Constable's Of..., CA EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Zack T. Wade United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer T. A. Tedford Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 26, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles H. Bates San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 26, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James P. Dolan Mono County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 26, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harris W. West Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Chief of Police Elmer Sundby Eau Claire Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Policeman Robert Gibbons Lincoln Park District Police De..., IL EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Detective Sergeant Harry W. Lemkemeier St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant Luther C. Hay Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles J. Reynolds New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank E. Romanella New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Hyland New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Bernard Early St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Hunter Rizer Stotler United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard Lee White Kansas Department of Corrections, KS EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Deputy Constable Francisco A. Cisneros Willacy County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William Franklin Haygood Willacy County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Operative James A. Hollinger United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1936 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff James W. Cranston Genesee County Sheriff's Depart..., MI EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1945 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Agent Joseph J. Brock United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward J. O'Leary New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 26, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Joseph W. Bennett Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1958 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Louis E. Spry Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1958 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Policeman Charles Hallenbeck Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1962 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sheriff Edward Thomas Coopman Oconto County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1964 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Donald Ronnebaum Covington Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, July 26, 1968 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Lorenzo Arnest Gray Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Deputy Sheriff Shirley Meclellan White Carson County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1972 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Louis Cullotta Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Melvin Dee Stiles Oronogo Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, July 26, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police William Bearshield Gregory Police Department, SD EOW: Monday, July 26, 1976 Cause of Death: Stabbed Officer Steven Ross Pinkelton Metro Nashville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gregory J. Sorenson Daytona Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, July 26, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Donward F. Langston Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper Paul Ashburn New York State Police, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sheriff Charles Albert LaRew Cedar County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper James E. Boland Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1987 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Town Marshal Bobby R. Moore Sr. Fremont Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Joseph Earl Nicolle Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant John Wayne Domblisky Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Danny L. Tunney Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Thursday, July 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer William Colon-Burgos Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, July 26, 1993 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident             Police Officer Edgardo Luis Gutierrez-Colon Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, July 26, 1993 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident              Patrolwoman Sherry Hopper Goodman Shelby County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, July 26, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert G. Smith Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Saturday, July 26, 1997 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Tracey Dale Davidson Juab County Sheriff's Department, UT EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Steven Michael Agner Madison County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, July 26, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Lynn McCarthy Ross Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff William Robert Hunter Butte County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Leonard Bruce Estes Butte County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 26, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dane Ray Johns Williamson County Sheriff's Dep..., IL EOW: Monday, July 26, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Scot Andrew Beyerstedt Mattawan Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 61
Aircraft accident: 3
Automobile accident: 5
Gunfire: 32
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 7

 

By State:
Arizona: 3
Arkansas: 1
California: 8
Florida: 3
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Maryland: 1
Michigan: 3
Missouri: 5
New Jersey: 1
New York: 5
Oklahoma: 1
Puerto Rico: 2
South Dakota: 1
Tennessee: 4
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 5
Utah: 1
Virginia: 2
Washington: 1
Wisconsin: 2