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Monday, August 14, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 14th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Warden William Willard
Connecticut Department of Corre..., CT
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1870
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman George H. Allen
Galesburg Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1902
Cause of Death: Gunfire
City Marshal W. R. (Dick) Shaver
Boley Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John Carroll
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1908
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Detective Frank Fraser
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff A. W. (Bud) Felker
McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Emil Engstrom
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William Gibson
Anderson Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1924
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Frederick Thomas
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Royce C. Cline
Saline County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Edward Q. Butters
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, August 14, 1929
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman William F. Newcomb
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, August 14, 1929
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Henry R. Johnson
Cranston Police Department, RI
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Merle R. Colver
Wichita Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer A. E. Hinck
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1932
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Officer George W. Shinault
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph P. Hastings
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Davis L. Steward
Hope Police Department, ND
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Marshal Albert L. Lemley
Rosalia Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, August 14, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Lavon B. New
Turlock Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 14, 1935
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer William J. Kroeschel
Elizabeth Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1936
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Private John J. Broski
Pennsylvania Motor Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Francis J. Murray
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1938
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Officer Raymond E. Grant
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1939
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
           Chief Deputy Sheriff Robert K. Hooker
Clinton County Sheriff's Depart..., IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 14, 1940
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Coleman McAteer
Lancaster County Magistrate's O..., SC
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Robert Terry Mackie
Los Banos Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John H. Tennyson
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Talbot D. Barrow
Norfolk County Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1953
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Deputy Howard Scott
Geauga County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1956
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Officer Barry R. Rosekind
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1958
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Edward C. Graziano
Nashua Police Department, NH
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1964
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Kenneth Weston Grindell
Harwich Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 1965
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Detective Marlyn W. Bateson
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1966
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Detective William L. Bell
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1966
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Policeman Efrain Alejandro-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1966
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Clarence E. Hamler
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Ralph Sorli
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police George J. Morris
Brunswick Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Henry Johnny Booth
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Major Horace Hall Jr.
Bell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1980
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Harry R. Ryman
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Angel Reyes-Zayas
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Raymond E. Miller
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 14, 1985
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer William J. Luce
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, August 14, 1989
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
             Senior Corporal Billy Walter Daugherty
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1992
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Sergeant Charles Lanny Bridges
Covington Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Police Officer Carlos ConcepciĆ³n-QuiƱones
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 2004
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: 48
Automobile accident: 6
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 24
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 6
Stabbed: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 6

 
By State:
Alabama: 1
California: 6
Connecticut: 1
District of Columbia: 2
Illinois: 5
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 3
Louisiana: 1
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 2
Michigan: 2
Minnesota: 2
New Hampshire: 1
New Jersey: 1
New York: 3
North Dakota: 1
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 2
Pennsylvania: 1
Puerto Rico: 3
Rhode Island: 1
South Carolina: 2
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 1
Virginia: 1
Washington: 1