Bakersfield Police Department, California, Fallen Officers

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Bakersfield Police Department, CA

Bakersfield Police Department

	Police Officer William Leonard Sikola Bakersfield Police Department EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1983 Cause: Vehicle pursuit
	Sergeant Patrick Don Vegas Bakersfield Police Department EOW: Friday, June 20, 1980 Cause: Motorcycle accident
	Officer William Lord Rucker Bakersfield Police Department EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1952 Cause: Motorcycle accident
	Police Officer Floyd B. D. W. Cummings Bakersfield Police Department EOW: Monday, January 7, 1952 Cause: Fall
	Officer Aaron Alexander Trent Bakersfield Police Department EOW: Wednesday, August 22, 1917 Cause: Struck by train
	Officer Frank Sparks Bakersfield Police Department EOW: Saturday, June 16, 1917 Cause: Motorcycle accident
	City Marshal Thomas Jefferson Packard Bakersfield Police Department EOW: Monday, April 20, 1903 Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 7

Fall: 1
Gunfire: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1

By Month

January: 1
April: 1
June: 2
July: 2
August: 1

By Gender

Male: 7
Female: 0

All 2012 Deaths