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Monday, August 07, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 7th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Undersheriff Osman N. Steele
Delaware County Sheriff's Depar..., NY
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 1845
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William J. Kelley
Lander County Sheriff's Department, NV
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1876
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Private Leander Brown
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1882
Cause of Death: Assault
Policeman Clarence J. Balcom
Hastings Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1885
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John Englehart Jr.
Mansfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1893
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Deputy Sheriff Van B. Jackson
Liberty County Sheriff's Depart..., FL
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1899
Cause of Death: Gunfire
City Marshal John Wesley Lambert
Fort Klamath Police Department, OR
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            City Marshal Francis Allen (Frank) Colclough
Midvale Police Department, UT
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Daniel J. Lane
Waterbury Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 1913
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Patrolman Albert Schultz
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1914
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Noah Roll
Springfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 1917
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Willfred E. Rorisen
Clark County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief Phillip Reitz
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railw..., RR
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank Powley
Pontiac Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas J. Healy
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William Goddy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1927
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
           Coast Guardsman Sidney C. Sanderlin
United States Coast Guard Offic..., US
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Operative Robert K. Webster
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant James A. Barry
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 1928
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Detective Edward J. Barney
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Milo John Kennedy
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1932
Cause of Death: Assault
Officer Oscar Jerkins
Hartford Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman James Fraser
Miles City Police Department, MT
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1935
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Patrolman Charles W. Timberlake
Ohio Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1936
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer Lewis Allen Conner
West Palm Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Anthony E. Rahe
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1939
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Reserve Policeman G. B. Mogle
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1946
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Conservation Officer John C. Martin
Kentucky Department of Fish and..., KY
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Sidney Francis Edge
Kendall County Sheriff's Depart..., TX
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 1948
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sheriff William Holmes
Fallon County Sheriff's Department, MT
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1949
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Corrections Officer John Holcomb
North Dakota State Penitentiary, ND
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 1954
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Sheriff J. C. Woodham
Geneva County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1957
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Donald Everett DeSues
Roseburg Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1959
Cause of Death: Explosion
Deputy Sheriff Roger A. Strong
Riverside County Sheriff's Depa..., CA
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1961
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion
Deputy Sheriff Terry Lee Greer
Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 1973
Cause of Death: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff John Derek Osborne
Denver Sheriff's Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1974
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman Dennis John Ives
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Thursday, August 7, 1975
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Carl Irving LeVin
Harker Heights Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Darlon Clint Dowell
Ventura Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Darrell Vendl Phelps
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1981
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Alan M. Hultgren
Skagit County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1981
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Olen O'neal Kennamer
Marshall County Sheriff's Depar..., AL
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1989
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer Gerald Leo Wright
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Police Officer Frankie Maldonado-Delgado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1994
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Deputy Sheriff Charles Andrew Brososky Sr.
Monroe County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1995
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Trooper Damion Cortez Roberts
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Joey Dean Little
Placentia Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Corrections Officer Bill C. Himstedt
Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1998
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Lieutenant Jeffrey Lee Springer
Waxahachie Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 7, 1999
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Trooper Randall Wade Vetter
Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX
EOW: Monday, August 7, 2000
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective David L. Taylor
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 2001
Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
 
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 51
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 25
Heart attack: 3
Heat exhaustion: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 2
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicular assault: 3

 
By State:
Alabama: 3
California: 5
Colorado: 2
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 2
Illinois: 3
Kentucky: 2
Michigan: 3
Montana: 2
Nebraska: 1
Nevada: 1
New York: 3
North Carolina: 2
North Dakota: 1
Ohio: 3
Oregon: 2
Pennsylvania: 1
Puerto Rico: 1
Railroad Police: 1
Texas: 5
U.S. Government: 4
Utah: 1
Washington: 2