ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,243 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Accidental 1
- Assault 2
- Automobile crash 1
- Duty related illness 2
- Gunfire 8
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 3
- Stabbed 2
- Struck by train 3
- Vehicular assault 2
Total Deaths by State
- Delaware 1
- Indiana 1
- Louisiana 1
- Maryland 1
- Minnesota 1
- New Jersey 1
- North Carolina 1
- Ohio 1
- Pennsylvania 5
- Railroad Police 8
- Tennessee 4
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Police, RR
EOW: Monday, October 30, 1916
Cause: Assault
Waseca County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Sunday, September 29, 1940
Cause: Automobile crash
Hamilton County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, December 23, 1905
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Herbert "Hub" Haynes
Clayton Police Department, DE
EOW: Friday, August 10, 1900
Cause: Gunfire
Special Officer Christopher Reynolds
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, April 19, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
Special Officer Hugh A. Goring
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Thursday, October 10, 1907
Cause: Struck by train
Town Marshal Warren M. Parsons
Huntingdon Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, December 27, 1897
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Leonard Nance
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, September 22, 1912
Cause: Gunfire
Pembroke Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1939
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Special Deputy Sheriff Hugh Rievley
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, June 10, 1908
Cause: Stabbed
Sheriff Richard Henry Jones, Sr.
Jackson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 10, 1891
Cause: Gunfire
Village Marshal Clyde O. Cook, Sr.
Waynesfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, October 24, 1963
Cause: Heart attack
Special Officer John S. Weekly
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 1925
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent John H. "Jack" Horst
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Special Officer John J. Cannon
Jersey Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, September 4, 1910
Cause: Struck by train
Jersey Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, September 28, 1909
Cause: Struck by train
Auxiliary Police Officer Henry F. Hall
Anderson Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, May 18, 1957
Cause: Vehicular assault
Auxiliary Police Officer George F. Solomon
Pemberton Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, August 18, 1942
Cause: Vehicular assault
Moyamensing Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, November 2, 1850
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1852
Cause: Assault
Police Officer William Sebastian Hendrickson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, October 7, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Lieutenant Edward Charles Dohrmann, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1969
Cause: Heart attack
Chester Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Cause: Duty related illness
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, September 3, 1922
Cause: Stabbed
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, June 16, 1895
Cause: Accidental