1981 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 207
Total Deaths by Month
- January 17
- February 16
- March 13
- April 20
- May 17
- June 20
- July 19
- August 19
- September 15
- October 23
- November 9
- December 19
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 5
- American Samoa 1
- Arkansas 6
- California 20
- Colorado 4
- Connecticut 3
- Florida 17
- Georgia 5
- Idaho 2
- Illinois 4
- Indiana 6
- Iowa 5
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 1
- Maine 1
- Maryland 2
- Massachusetts 4
- Michigan 3
- Minnesota 3
- Mississippi 7
- Missouri 4
- Montana 1
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 4
- New Mexico 3
- New York 12
- North Carolina 3
- Ohio 7
- Oklahoma 6
- Oregon 3
- Pennsylvania 2
- Puerto Rico 4
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 3
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 16
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 4
- Virginia 6
- Washington 2
- West Virginia 5
- Wisconsin 5
- Wyoming 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 202
- Female 5
Statistics
- Average age 45
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 11 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 3
Deputy Sheriff Gerald L. Morris
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Heidelberg Police Department, MS
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, January 5, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden William Harlan Pogue
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, ID
EOW: Monday, January 5, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Wilson Conley Elms
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, ID
EOW: Monday, January 5, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Henry McCoy Townes, Jr.
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Tuesday, January 6, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Theron Anthony Burnham
Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, January 9, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Sheriff Charles Busby Smith
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Monday, January 12, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert E. Walsh
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 12, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Jerry Randall Stanley
Sophia Police Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Chief of Police George L. Claypool
Hurtsboro Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Dale Edson Barkley
Columbia Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff William Gene Truesdale
Alexandria Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Mark Wayne Griffin
Grundy County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Friday, January 30, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Ravenna Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Reserve Officer James Calvin Clifton
Burns Police Department, OR
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Cudahy Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Richard F. Gipson
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, February 4, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Washington County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Constable Patrick Stephen Runyon
Nueces County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Gregory Player Mullinax
Austell Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Stephen Carl Shaffer
Dillon Police Department, MT
EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1981
Cause: Assault
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Vice Commander Martin E. Slater
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer John Michael Callahan, II
Maryville Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Tony E. Swartzlander
Bremen Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Robert E. Marousek, Sr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin L. Green
Grant County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Frostproof Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, March 5, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Larkin V. Pettit
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, March 8, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer William F. Becker
New York State Environmental Conservation Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1981
Cause: Drowned
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, OK
EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 19, 1981
Cause: Duty related illness
Chief of Police Paul Herman Mueller
West Fork Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, March 20, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Dennis Jerome Roberts
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, March 20, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert D. Backes
Germantown Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Joseph W. Lawlor, Jr.
North Andover Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1981
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Police Officer III Philip Carl Metz
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, March 30, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Corrections Employee Charles Sickles
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 1, 1981
Cause: Stabbed
Fort Myers Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, April 3, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Louis F. Jewett, Jr.
New Mexico Corrections Department, NM
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1981
Cause: Stabbed
Sergeant Paul Lynn Mooneyham, Sr.
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1981
Cause: Assault
Corrections Employee Billy M. Moore
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William Larry Whitwell
Columbia Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Rodney C. "Rocky" Bonney
Auburn Police Department, ME
EOW: Monday, April 6, 1981
Cause: Drowned
McLennan County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Wayne Richard Presley
Downey Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 10, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
City Marshal Harvey David Johnson
Fouke Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, April 11, 1981
Cause: Assault
Trooper Robert Patrick McDermon, Sr.
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 11, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William Rankin Hickman
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, April 13, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant John Joseph "J.J." Brown
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Michael Joseph Tralka
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer John J. O'Brien
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, April 16, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
East Haddam Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, April 17, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Joseph Adolph "Jose" Zamarron
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Richland Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, April 20, 1981
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer John G. Scarangella
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 1, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff I John Valentine Trandel
Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Friday, May 1, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Lake County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Constance Ellen Worland
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 4, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant George Leon Garrett, Jr.
Redwood City Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, May 8, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Nathaniel Mason
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, May 10, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Clarence Purvis Cox, Jr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, May 12, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, May 13, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Officer Donna A. Payant
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1981
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Robert T. Jordan
St. Louis County Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, May 16, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Rosalin Suarez, Jr.
McAllen Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Thomas Joseph Szafranski
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 24, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Detective William Thomas Whitehead
Jacksonville Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1981
Cause: Assault
Patrolman Felix Luna Salinas, Sr.
Kingsville Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, May 29, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Steven Kenneth Alberts
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Kenneth E. Bateman, Jr.
Darien Police Department, CT
EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Henry Warner
Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, June 1, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Superintendent James J. Riordan
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Sergeant Warren Theodore Gay
Tallahassee Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, June 8, 1981
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Refuge Officer Beau W. Sauselein
United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1981
Cause: Fire
Deputy Chief William J. McGuirk
Essex County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, June 10, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Maplesville Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, June 12, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Officer James J. Schumacher, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Michael J. Healy
United States Postal Inspection Service - United States Postal Police, US
EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Fasiolepia F. Ta'Ase
American Samoa Department of Public Safety, AS
EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1981
Cause: Assault
Charleston Police Department, WV
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Delbert Junior Roush, Sr.
Charleston Police Department, WV
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael J. Faulkner
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Rowley Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
La Plata County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
North Bergen Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, July 7, 1981
Cause: Duty related illness
Trooper Ferdinand Frederick "Bud" Pribbenow
Kansas Highway Patrol, KS
EOW: Saturday, July 11, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Warwick Police Department, RI
EOW: Saturday, July 11, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Wayne Robert Rice
Waterloo Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, July 12, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Corporal Cleo L. Tomlinson, Jr.
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Michael Wayne Hoing
Waterloo Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Frederick Mullikin
Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Truman J. Becker
Ontario County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Friday, July 17, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Ronald L. Tracey
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, July 20, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Fabrienne Margot Van Arsdell
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, July 25, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Narcotics Agent Billy Fairl Morgan
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
McAlester Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
McAlester Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Officer Charles Joseph Maltese, Jr.
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 31, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Investigator Grant Loren Wilson
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 1, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, August 3, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, August 3, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Alan M. Hultgren
Skagit County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Ralph Richard Ash
Swea City Police Department, IA
EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Holliston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Jack William Osborne
Seymour Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Merced County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Supervisor William E. O'Neil, Sr.
Jaffrey Police Department, NH
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Flippin Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Carl Richard Goodman, Jr.
Madison County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Richard Paul Miller, Sr.
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, August 29, 1981
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Correctional Officer Ronald W. Moore
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Saturday, August 29, 1981
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Gerald Peter Magee
New Mexico Corrections Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, August 30, 1981
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Rex Thompson
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1981
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Nathaniel K. Broom
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, September 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Robert F. Stankye
Orange Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Richard Dean Harmon
Stark County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1981
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chief of Police Ray Wilson Jones
Alamo Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, September 9, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff James E. Taylor
Towns County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, September 11, 1981
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Ferry County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Friday, September 11, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Braxton County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Friday, September 11, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Detective Sergeant James William Utz
Terre Haute Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, September 15, 1981
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Comal County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, September 21, 1981
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Edward Russell Young
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Richard Carrington
Lexington Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, September 25, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Harper Woods Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, September 27, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 29, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Tommy L. Thedford
Bessemer Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, October 1, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Wellston Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 1, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
New Rochelle Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 1, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Johnny Ramirez Martinez
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, October 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Private First Class Anthony Joseph Atwell
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 6, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Joel Dean Hughes
Pickens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Wednesday, October 7, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Enrique L. Carrisalez
Los Fresnos Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 7, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Sheriff Duane Herman Otto
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Thursday, October 8, 1981
Cause: Structure collapse
Deputy Sheriff Michael Ronald Wilson
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, October 11, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Robert D. Hurd
Kansas Department of Corrections, KS
EOW: Sunday, October 11, 1981
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Eddie L. Hobson
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, October 11, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Wyoming Highway Patrol, WY
EOW: Monday, October 12, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
Policeman Justo Surillo-Santiago
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, October 13, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Atlantic City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, October 14, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Worcester Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, October 15, 1981
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Edward J. O'Grady, Jr.
Nyack Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 20, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Waverly L. Brown
Nyack Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 20, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Patrick Anthony Tennies
Curry County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Tuesday, October 20, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Anthony Jerome Johnson
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy John R. "Sonny" Litch, Jr.
Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, October 22, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Royce Melvin Anderson
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, October 26, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Robert R. Lawson
Itasca County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Thursday, October 29, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, October 30, 1981
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sergeant Donald C. Benson, Sr.
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Thursday, November 5, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Lee Shoop
Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, November 7, 1981
Cause: Vehicular assault
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, November 13, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Parlier Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, November 15, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Hendersonville Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, November 23, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Edmond N. Cannon
Charlotte Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, November 23, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Troy Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, November 26, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Customs Officer George J. Spencer
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, November 30, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert L. Kirby
Chickasaw County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Jose Luis Troche-Vargas
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, December 2, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, December 3, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Jake James McCullough
Hannahville Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Saturday, December 5, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff George V. Darnell
Warren County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 7, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Daniel J. Faulkner
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, December 9, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Michael Wayne Ritchie
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Huntington Police Department, WV
EOW: Monday, December 14, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, December 15, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Anthony J. Abruzzo, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 16, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Todd M. Granger
Rose City Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Policeman Jorge Martines-Garcia
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Willie James Archie
Swainsboro Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, December 21, 1981
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper II Philip Joseph Lamonaco
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, December 21, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charles S. Mehlberg
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John A. Machajewski
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Daniel T. Maloney
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, MS
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1981
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Thomas W. Hall
Northwood Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1981
Cause: Duty related illness
Boynton Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, September 18, 1981
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)