This Day in History - May 14th
 
Patch image: Maine Department of Corrections, MEWarden Richard Tinker
Maine Department of Corrections, ME
EOW: Thursday, May 14, 1863
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patch image: Logan County Sheriff's Office, OKJailer Jerry Emerson
Logan County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, May 14, 1903
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Erie Police Department, PADetective Sergeant James Higgins
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: LaFollette Police Department, TNChief of Police Samuel Henderson Smith
LaFollette Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, May 14, 1914
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Marshals Service, USDeputy Marshal C. P. Phelgar
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Detroit Police Department, MIDetective Louis Bomka
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Marysville Police Department, CAPolice Officer James Wesley Mock
Marysville Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZDeputy Sheriff Joseph E. Donaldson
Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Lexington Police Department, KYOfficer John T. Collopy
Lexington Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1919
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patch image: St. Joseph Police Department, MOPatrolman Charles Hensley
St. Joseph Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1919
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, TXField Inspector William (Bill) Mayes
Texas and Southwestern Cattle R..., TX
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1919
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Chicago Police Department, ILPatrolman William A. Roberts
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Coweta County Sheriff's Office, GADeputy Sheriff James Albert Kempson
Coweta County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CAConstable William E. Funkhouser
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: McKeesport Police Department, PAPatrolman Charles F. Paist
McKeesport Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1922
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patch image: McKeesport Police Department, PAPatrolman Max Lefkowitz
McKeesport Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Cincinnati Police Division, OHPatrolman Olin C. Wilson
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Duluth, Missabe, and Northern Railroad Police Department, RRRailroad Detective Bruce A. Palmer
Duluth, Missabe, and Northern R..., RR
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, USSpecial Agent Dano M. Jackley
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1929
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patch image: Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board, AZCattle Inspector Joseph Calvin Dillman
Arizona Livestock Sanitary Board, AZ
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: McPherson Police Department, KSNight Police Chief Charles Marrion Bruce
McPherson Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, USSpecial Agent John R. Foster
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Thursday, May 14, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Lane County Sheriff's Department, ORDeputy Sheriff Charles Rollin Wicks
Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Greenburgh Police Department, NYDetective Sergeant Edward M. Sullivan
Greenburgh Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1940
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Tuscaloosa Police Department, ALOfficer James C. Langford
Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1954
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZDeputy Sheriff Carlos Escamilla
Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1955
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Westbrook Police Department, MEChief of Police Pierre A. (Pete) Harnois
Westbrook Police Department, ME
EOW: Thursday, May 14, 1959
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Middlesex County Sheriff's Department, MAJail Master David S. Robinson Sr.
Middlesex County Sheriff's Depa..., MA
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1961
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Nassau County Police Department, NYPatrolman William Trofemuk
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1961
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Rossford Police Department, OHPatrolman Clifton T. Miller
Rossford Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1966
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol, USPatrol Agent Richard A. Lugo
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1967
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CASergeant William J. Rutledge
Riverside County Sheriff's Depa..., CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1969
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Cleveland Police Department, OHPatrolman William Nagy
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Davis County Sheriff's Department, UTDeputy Sheriff Donald Perry Jensen
Davis County Sheriff's Department, UT
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Michigan State Police, MITrooper Rodger M. Adams
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Illinois State Police, ILTrooper Frank R. Dunbar
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1972
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Colorado Springs Police Department, COPilot Officer Bernard Livingston Carter
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1975
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, USSpecial Agent James T. Lunn
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1976
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, USSpecial Agent Ralph N. Shaw
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1976
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patch image: California Department of Fish and Game, CAGame Warden Jean K. Jones Jr.
California Department of Fish a..., CA
EOW: Monday, May 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Little Rock Police Department, ARDetective Noel Don McGuire
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Metro Nashville Police Department, TNLieutenant John Wesley Smith III
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1980
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: North Carolina Highway Patrol, NCTrooper Raymond Earl Worley
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Tuesday, May 14, 1985
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, NCALE Agent I Troy Douglas Carr
North Carolina Alcohol Law Enfo..., NC
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1994
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patch image: Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TXTrooper Timothy Wade McDermott
Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX
EOW: Sunday, May 14, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: Franklin County Sheriff's Department, NCDeputy Sheriff Ted Duke Horton
Franklin County Sheriff's Depar..., NC
EOW: Friday, May 14, 2004
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Town Marshal Louis Dixon Beam
Cayuga Town Marshal's Office, IN
EOW: Monday, May 14, 2007
Cause of Death: Accidental
Patch image: Lakewood Police Department, NJPolice Officer William (Nichie) Preslar
Lakewood Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, May 14, 2007
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patch image: South Carolina State Constable, SCState Constable Robert Lee Bailey
South Carolina State Constable, SC
EOW: Monday, May 14, 2007
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: 49
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 4
Automobile accident: 8
Gunfire: 31
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 3
Arkansas: 1
California: 4
Colorado: 1
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Maine: 2
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 2
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 1
New York: 2
North Carolina: 3
Ohio: 3
Oklahoma: 1
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 3
Railroad Police: 1
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 2
U.S. Government: 6
Utah: 1

 
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