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Saturday, August 05, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 5th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Patrolman Patrick O'Meara
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1872
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William B. Weaver
Elko County Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1880
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Carl Mills
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1898
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Edmond Dull
Monroe County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1910
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective James Madden
East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 1916
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William F. Wollborg
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire
City Marshal Lee Franklin Isbell
Richfield Police Department, UT
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Edwin H. Boyd
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1925
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper Walter Arrowsmith
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1926
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer William F. Doehler
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Hubert Allen
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1927
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer William W. Spencer
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff John L. Wormell
Asotin County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            City Marshal William Edward Hathaway
Mayflower Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Eugene C. Moore
Atoka County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Rudolph A. Fischer
Dakota County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Relief Officer Fred A. Beell
Marshfield Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John W. Thomas
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Alvin Jones
Avery County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 1939
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Phillip B. Guinto
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff William Phipps Sr.
Waukesha County Sheriff's Depar..., WI
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Thomas Albino
Lyndhurst Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant William J. (Jack) Lavery
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant John T. Ramsey
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1953
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Eugene Albert Doran
Hillsborough Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1959
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Francis M. Tessitore
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Donald L. Harding
Southfield Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 1962
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Sergeant Harry V. Hedricks
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1963
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Joseph Newton Sawtell Jr.
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1966
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Edward Wolski Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Captain Maxie Mote
Clarkesville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Carroll York
Clarkesville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Officer Kenneth Grant Roediger
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Park Ranger Kenneth Carmel Patrick
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Otha M. LeMons
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Elmer Willis
Madison County Sheriff's Depart..., GA
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent Nickolas Fragos
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1974
Cause of Death: Structure collapse
Special Agent Charles H. Mann
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1974
Cause of Death: Structure collapse
Detective Jon Anthony Farrar
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Depa..., TX
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Corporal Douglas M. Deen
Idaho State Police, ID
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Lieutenant Ronald D. Oliver
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1981
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Perry Franklin Barrett
Salamanca Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1982
Cause of Death: Assault
Patrolman Benjamin F. Grair Jr.
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Monty Lewis Conley
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1985
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Detective Joe Ruiz Landin
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1985
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper Wendy G. Everett
Ohio Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1988
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Officer Ronald Hills
Dinuba Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1992
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Court Officer Gene Leroy Goldsberry
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy James Robert Allman
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Ronald Charles Cheek
Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Dep..., GA
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William P. Bosworth Jr.
Andover Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
             Deputy Sheriff Wallace Edward Davis
Clallam County Sheriff's Depart..., WA
EOW: Saturday, August 5, 2000
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Jimmy Darrell Wooley
Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Cause of Death: Fall
             Game Warden Wesley Warren Wagstaff
Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
 
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 54
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 11
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 30
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 3
Structure collapse: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 3

 
By State:
Arkansas: 2
California: 5
Florida: 1
Georgia: 5
Hawaii: 1
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 4
Kansas: 1
Maryland: 1
Michigan: 5
Minnesota: 2
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 3
New Mexico: 1
New York: 2
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 3
U.S. Government: 4
Utah: 1
Washington: 2
Wisconsin: 2