The Officer Down Memorial Page Honoring Officers Killed in the Year 2006

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Lest we forget...  

 

Trooper Billy Jack Zachary Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Sunday, January 1, 2006 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrol Officer James F. Knapp Cook County Sheriff's Police De..., IL EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Ethan Collins Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective James Zadroga New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 6, 2006 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Officer Richard May East Palo Alto Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, January 7, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Senior Corrections Officer Wayne Clark New Jersey Department of Correc..., NJ EOW: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Francis (Frank) Hennessy New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Deputy Cory Allen Ricks Seward County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Monday, January 16, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Matthew Dewayne Myrick Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Friday, January 20, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective John Michael Piskator Key West Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, January 23, 2006 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Jeffery Alan Wroten Maryland State Division of Corr..., MD EOW: Friday, January 27, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Kevin Lee New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 27, 2006 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Henry Prendes Las Vegas Metropolitan Police D..., NV EOW: Wednesday, February 1, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jim Sell Gassville Police Department, AR EOW: Saturday, February 4, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Steven R. Smith Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Thursday, February 9, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Stacy McMurrough Lafayette County Sheriff's Depa..., AR EOW: Friday, February 10, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Eric Solorio Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, February 12, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Edwards Hardin County Sheriff's Office, IL EOW: Sunday, February 12, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Ryan Seguin Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Deputy Stephen Hahn Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office, WI EOW: Thursday, February 16, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Earl Scott California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, February 17, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Herman W. Brooks DeRidder Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, February 17, 2006 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Kevin C. Manion Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Saturday, February 18, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Daniel J. Kuhlmeier United States Air Force Office ..., US EOW: Monday, February 20, 2006 Cause of Death: Bomb Detective Jared Jensen Colorado Springs Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Kyle Ballard Pasadena Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, February 24, 2006 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Gregory John Bailey California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Juan Serrano Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 25, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Joseph Corr New Hartford Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 27, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Jeremy Newchurch Assumption Parish Sheriff's Dep..., LA EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Andrew J. (AJ) Sperr New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Matthew Melchionda Watchung Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Security Policeman Erin S. Frasier United States Air Force Securit..., US EOW: Monday, March 13, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Senior Patrol Agent Nicholas D. (Nick) Greenig United States Department of Hom..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff James McGrane Jr. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dep..., NM EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joseph Tim Whitehead Jr. Bibb County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Thursday, March 23, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Pierre Bain Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Thursday, March 23, 2006 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Gerard W. Burke Jr. Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Thursday, March 23, 2006 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Terry Micheal Byrd Pascagoula Police Department, MS EOW: Monday, March 27, 2006 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Corporal Anthony Maurice Andrews Saraland Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, April 7, 2006 Cause of Death: Heart attack Chief of Police R. Scott Sumner Chelsea Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2006 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Reserve Officer Matthew Tuttle Chelsea Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2006 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Craig J. Todeschini New York State Police, NY EOW: Sunday, April 23, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Corporal Scott Severns South Bend Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, April 23, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jeremy Chambers Cahokia Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 24, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Kenneth P. Wilcox Albany Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Robert Daniel Targosz Gilbert Police Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Darryl Tsujimoto San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, May 1, 2006 Cause of Death: Heart attack Trooper Eduardo Chavez Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Gary J. Buro Chesterfield County Police Depa..., VA EOW: Thursday, May 4, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Vicky Anne Owen Armel Fairfax County Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, May 8, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gary Skerski Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, May 8, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Assistant Chief Deputy Keith Lyon Knox County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Bill Jones Roane County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Thursday, May 11, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Rodney Todd Miller Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Friday, May 12, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Gregory Dean Stewart Beeville Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, May 15, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Master Police Officer Michael E. Garbarino Fairfax County Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Anthony A. Byrd Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, May 19, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Seneca Darden Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, May 21, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Corporal Jason Makowski Dearborn Heights Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, May 25, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Archuleta New Mexico State Police, NM EOW: Sunday, June 4, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Constable Dale Geddie Smith County Constable's Office..., TX EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Deputy Brian Gibbons Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, IL EOW: Sunday, June 11, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Paul F. Barry Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Thursday, June 15, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Octavio Gonzalez St. John the Baptist Parish She..., LA EOW: Friday, June 16, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent William (Buddy) Sentner United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Dennis Carmen Stepnowski DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, June 29, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant James Lee Sunderland Val Verde County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Friday, June 30, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Scott Hanson Covina Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 3, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff David Stan Piquette Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, July 7, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Charles A. Fisher Portsmouth Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Saturday, July 8, 2006 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer David McGuinn Maryland State Division of Corr..., MD EOW: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer Nick-Tomasito Birco San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Michael Callin Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Peter William Faatz Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, August 3, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Brent Clearman California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, August 6, 2006 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Scott A. Wertz Reading Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, August 6, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Kieran T. Shields Orange Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, August 7, 2006 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 78
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 21
Bomb: 1
Duty related illness: 2
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 6
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicular assault: 8
Vehicle pursuit: 3

 

By Month:
January: 12
February: 17
March: 10
April: 8
May: 13
June: 8
July: 5
August: 5

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 2
California: 10
Colorado: 1
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 4
Georgia: 3
Illinois: 6
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 1
Louisiana: 3
Maryland: 3
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 3
Mississippi: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 3
New Mexico: 2
New York: 7
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 6
U.S. Government: 4
Virginia: 6
Wisconsin: 1

 

Average tour: 10 years, 7 months

 

Average age: 36

 

By Gender:
Female: 3
Male: 75