1992 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 173
- Accidental 1
- Aircraft accident 5
- Assault 5
- Automobile crash 25
- Bomb 1
- Drowned 2
- Duty related illness 1
- Explosion 1
- Exposure to toxins 2
- Gunfire 66
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 3
- Heart attack 19
- Motorcycle crash 6
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by train 3
- Struck by vehicle 6
- Training accident 2
- Vehicle pursuit 4
- Vehicular assault 19
Total Deaths by Month
- January 17
- February 10
- March 13
- April 12
- May 16
- June 15
- July 13
- August 14
- September 14
- October 17
- November 19
- December 13
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 3
- Alaska 2
- Arizona 3
- Arkansas 4
- California 11
- Colorado 2
- Connecticut 2
- Florida 14
- Georgia 4
- Illinois 6
- Indiana 1
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 6
- Maine 1
- Maryland 5
- Massachusetts 2
- Michigan 3
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 3
- Nevada 3
- New Jersey 7
- New Mexico 2
- New York 12
- North Carolina 6
- Ohio 3
- Oklahoma 1
- Oregon 2
- Pennsylvania 7
- Puerto Rico 10
- South Carolina 11
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 15
- U.S. Government 10
- Utah 1
- Vermont 1
- Virginia 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 169
- Female 4
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 10 years, 3 months
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1992
Cause: Assault
Detective Sergeant Steven Ernest Bauer
North Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, January 3, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Roanoke City Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, January 5, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Eudora Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, January 9, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Ben James Franklin
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, January 10, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Juvenile Detention Officer Jose Lopez-Reyes
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 14, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Transport Officer Elias Montalvo-Rodriguez
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Tuesday, January 14, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Officer Thomas Luke Brannigan
Blair County Prison, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 15, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Robert Harry Bonnet
Coral Gables Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, January 17, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, LA
EOW: Monday, January 20, 1992
Cause: Accidental
Police Officer Harold Lee Hammons
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 22, 1992
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Eugene Bays
Barrow County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper George Van Dorse Holcomb
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1992
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Larry John Miller
Hood County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, January 27, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Powell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, January 30, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Powell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, January 30, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Hilario Serrano
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 31, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper James Herbert Fulford, Jr.
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 1, 1992
Cause: Bomb
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, February 1, 1992
Cause: Struck by train
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1992
Cause: Struck by train
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, February 4, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Rochester Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Anthony Crawford Jones
Dillingham Police Department, AK
EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Anthony J. Terminelli
Washington Borough Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, February 18, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, February 24, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Saturday, February 29, 1992
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Rex Harrison St. John
Karnes County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 29, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Douglas Mathews
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, March 6, 1992
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Robert H. Perkins
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Supervisory Special Agent Stanley Charles Ronquest, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Agent II Paul Douglas Eirwin, Sr.
Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 14, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, March 18, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 1992
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Anita Karen Pospisil
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Auxiliary Police Officer Armando Rosario
New York City Police Department - Auxiliary Police Section, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Health and Hospitals Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph T. Alcamo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Chicago Department of Aviation Police, IL
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Nelson Henry Yamamoto
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1992
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Officer Kenneth Richard Novak, Jr.
Lansing Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
John Day Police Department, OR
EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1992
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Joseph T. Fitzsimmons, Jr.
Wellesley Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, April 10, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer James Thomas Kelley
Livonia Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, April 10, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 12, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Monday, April 13, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Millard Williams
Youngstown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Richland County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Friday, April 17, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Reserve Officer Kolone Kolone, Jr.
Marina Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, April 20, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
West Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 20, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Ryan Christopher Johnson, Sr.
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, April 22, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Douglas Emil Kountz, Jr.
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Edward Clarence Wilson
North Beach Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Juneau Police Department, AK
EOW: Monday, May 4, 1992
Cause: Training accident
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, May 4, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Johnny Alvin Masengale
United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, US
EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1992
Cause: Explosion
Police Officer Randy John Schipani
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, May 8, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Richard B. Hammack
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 11, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Hesley Delmar Griffis
Bradford County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 13, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Port St. Lucie Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 13, 1992
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 21, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent George Douglas Althouse
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Satellite Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Satellite Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer James Duane Ruby, Jr.
Oakdale Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, June 1, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff William Allen Nalley
Charleston County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1992
Cause: Aircraft accident
Charleston County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1992
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Ronald Edward Wascom
Morris Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, June 8, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Officer Gerald Paulo
Indian River County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, June 12, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1992
Cause: Aircraft accident
Chief of Police Derle Edward Shoemaker
South Centre Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, June 16, 1992
Cause: Training accident
Detention Officer Carl Abdul-Malik
Burlington County Juvenile Detention Center, NJ
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Daniel Mark Garcia Peterson
Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol, NV
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Lubbock Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Detention Officer Michael Bonner
Burlington County Juvenile Detention Center, NJ
EOW: Friday, June 19, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correction Officer Thomas D. Davis, Jr.
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1992
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Leslie John Besci
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1992
Cause: Assault
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1992
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, July 3, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Douglas Paul Hartman
Lehigh County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Tuesday, July 7, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Thomas William Spears
Florence County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, July 8, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Officer Victoria Louise Chavez
Farmington Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Corrigan Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 10, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Henry J. Stewart
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 11, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Paul Heidelberger
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 18, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Marshal Harry A. Belluomini
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 20, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Roy L. Frakes
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 20, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Mount Holly Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Dinuba Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Vincent S. Spinelli, Sr.
Cayuga County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Allen Bernard Lennon
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1992
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Senior Corporal Billy Walter Daugherty
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1992
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy U.S. Marshal William Francis Degan, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles Kirksey Todd
Mayfield Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1992
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Gary Raymond Downs
Nye County Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 23, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Charles Junior Smith
Allendale County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Monday, August 24, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Investigator Thomas Wayne Daughdrill, Sr.
Pike County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Michael P. Cullinane, Sr.
Sea Isle City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1992
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Hutchins Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Barling Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, August 27, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Charles Thomas Knox, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, August 30, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Mesilla Marshal's Office, NM
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1992
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, September 2, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer John Paul Jones
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police David Neal Wilson
Payson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, September 11, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Bailiff Lewis Thomas Hailey
Nassau County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, September 15, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Paul Herman Futrell
Hertford County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, September 18, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ira Neil Weiner
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, September 21, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Rondall "Randy" Sisco
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1992
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, September 25, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James Brent McCants
York County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Friday, September 25, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Narvin Alex Powell, Sr.
Winnfield Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Emmanuel Andre Wilson
Boston Housing Authority Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Agent Jimmy Wilson Ortiz-Valentin
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, September 29, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Bret Robert Clodfelter
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Wednesday, September 30, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Thursday, October 1, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Madison County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Friday, October 2, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Randy J. Zimmerman
Jacksonville Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 2, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jose Ramon Hernandez-Rodriguez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, October 4, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, October 5, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Erik R. Renninger
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Friday, October 9, 1992
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Reserve Police Officer Jerry J. Crocker
Arlington Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 9, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrol Officer Terry Lynn Lewis
Arlington Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, October 9, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Thomas M. Barone
Norristown Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, October 11, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
North Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, October 12, 1992
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Martin County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Monday, October 12, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Osvaldo Juan Canalejo, Jr.
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, October 13, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Assistant SAC James Steven Collins
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 20, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Raymond Alfred Messerly, Jr.
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 22, 1992
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Donald Charles Weese
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, October 23, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, October 27, 1992
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Raul Gonzalez-Mulero
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, October 27, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Thursday, November 5, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Milagros T. Johnson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 11, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Nevada County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Cause: Assault
Auxiliary Trooper Edward W. Truelove
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Friday, November 13, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Milton Thomas Levy, II
Port Arthur Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 14, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Alfred "Butch" Brown, Jr.
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, IL
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1992
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Talton E. Jett, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Anthony "Rico" Freitas
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of State Parks, PA
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1992
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Julio Ferreira-Bonilla
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Pedro Antonio "Pete" Cainas
Hialeah Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, November 19, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Utica Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, November 20, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, November 20, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden William F. Hanrahan
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service, ME
EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1992
Cause: Heart attack
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, November 23, 1992
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Porter Link Robinson
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, November 23, 1992
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1992
Cause: Duty related illness
Criminal Investigator Brett Alan McKee
United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, November 27, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Donald Gene Bookbinder
Surprise Police Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1992
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer Stephen Allen Faulkner
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1992
Cause: Aircraft accident
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1992
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Lee Taylor
Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Monday, December 7, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Joseph Samuel Brumett, III
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Friday, December 11, 1992
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Larry Junior Thomas
Cocke County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1992
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer David Charles Schmid
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 16, 1992
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Narcotics Officer Ronald Edward Dean, Jr.
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, December 16, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Walter T. Williams, III
Waterbury Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, December 18, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Angel Luis Marquez-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, December 18, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman First Class John Mark "Dooley" Hardy
Abbeville Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Edward Joseph Alva
Richland County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1992
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Richmond Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, December 28, 1992
Cause: Gunfire
Richmond Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, December 28, 1992
Cause: Gunfire