Springfield Police Department, Illinois, Fallen Officers

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Springfield Police Department, IL

Springfield Police Department

	Patrolman David R. Tapscott Springfield Police Department EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979 Cause: Automobile accident
	Detective Patrick L. Gilmore Springfield Police Department EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1938 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective Ernest Purgatoria Springfield Police Department EOW: Monday, July 31, 1933 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective Sergeant Porter Williams Springfield Police Department EOW: Sunday, September 25, 1932 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Gordon W. Swettart Springfield Police Department EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1924 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Noah Roll Springfield Police Department EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 1917 Cause: Gunfire
	Detective Frank J. Crowley Springfield Police Department EOW: Friday, June 30, 1916 Cause: Gunfire
	Police Officer Patrick Shaughnessey Springfield Police Department EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 1888 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Frederick Gall Springfield Police Department EOW: Thursday, August 27, 1885 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman William J. Camp Springfield Police Department EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 1885 Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 10

Automobile accident: 1
Gunfire: 9

By Month

January: 1
February: 1
June: 1
July: 1
August: 3
September: 1
November: 1
December: 1

By Gender

Male: 10
Female: 0

All 2012 Deaths