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Recent Historical Additions

Chief of Police Braden Pore
Mount Pleasant Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1906
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Ernesto Nesty Valente
Hazleton City Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1938
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Sheriff James Davis McKinnie, Jr.
Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, July 26, 1974
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Salem Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Edward D. Piller
Salem Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1936
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction, North Carolina

Camp Superintendent H. Carl Keith
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction, NC
EOW: Friday, May 25, 1945
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Savannah Police Department, Tennessee

City Marshal Fred Stricklin
Savannah Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, July 20, 1942
Cause of Death: Gunfire

North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction, North Carolina

Guard George S. Bowman
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction, NC
EOW: Tuesday, March 4, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire

West Virginia Division of Corrections, West Virginia

Guard Philip Perry Ketchum
West Virginia Division of Corrections, WV
EOW: Thursday, December 4, 1941
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Jackson County Sheriff's Department, Florida

Sheriff Lewis Williams
Jackson County Sheriff's Department, FL
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1844
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Florida Highway Patrol, Florida

Trooper William Herman Dyer, III
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Wilmington Police Department, Delaware

Police Officer Charles W. Schultz
Wilmington Police Department, DE
EOW: Friday, January 30, 1891
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Miller County Sheriff's Department, Arkansas

Deputy Sheriff Clarence A. Anderson
Miller County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1948
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Chief of Police Olaf Riser
Miller Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, August 31, 1912
Cause of Death: Electrocuted

East Bethlehem Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

Chief of Police Lewis S. Vandever
East Bethlehem Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, August 21, 1927
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Colquitt Police Department, Georgia

Police Chief John Walter "Bud" Scott
Colquitt Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Dickson City Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Chief Henry Reese
Dickson City Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1915
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Salem Police Department, Ohio

Policeman Charles Miller
Salem Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1908
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office, New York

Deputy Sheriff Willard Griggs
Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Monday, August 2, 1869
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Monessen City Police Department, Pennsylvania

Acting Chief of Police Michael Etinger
Monessen City Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 8, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire

New Jersey Department of Corrections, New Jersey

Deputy Keeper Joseph Peto
New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ
EOW: Thursday, December 2, 1948
Cause of Death: Assault

Prince Edward County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

Sheriff Thomas Harris Dickinson
Prince Edward County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Thursday, September 30, 1915
Cause of Death: Struck by train

Arizona State University Police Department, Arizona

Police Officer James Dutch Lister
Arizona State University Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, December 16, 2010
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Stuart Police Department, Iowa

Chief of Police Robert Lynn Smith
Stuart Police Department, IA
EOW: Friday, August 13, 2010
Cause of Death: Assault

San Juan Police Department, Puerto Rico

Lieutenant Carlos R. Lozada-Vergara
San Juan Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Agent Pedro Rafael Cora-Rivera, III
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Cause of Death: Heart attack

ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 1206 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.

 

25 Most Recent Additions

Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 2
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 11
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State

Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 1
Delaware: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
New Jersey: 1
New York: 1
North Carolina: 2
Ohio: 2
Pennsylvania: 5
Puerto Rico: 2
Tennessee: 2
Virginia: 1
West Virginia: 1
 
 
All 2013 Deaths