Police Officer Michael D. Russell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Albert Ochoa Garza
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, July 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Royce Leroy Bennett
Deming Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Traffic Officer Harlend G. Orsburne
Dane County Traffic Police, WI
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer William Franklin Askew
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patrolman Phillip Adrian Steinbrook
Chillicothe Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Patrolman Ronald Euell Dean
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 21, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Robert A. Mobley
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Park Ranger Ward W. Hall
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Location: Arizona
Correctional Officer Walter W. Farrow
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Monday, July 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Auxiliary Deputy Arthur Burton Caton, Sr.
Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patrolman William Steven Mathews
Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Artis Lee Norris
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Detective Jimmy Wayne Mobley
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Detention Officer Joseph Conte
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William Douglas Black
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Sergeant John William Bonnell, III
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Roy Edman Jones
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth M. Tomaszewski
Lorain County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joe Mason Westbrook
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Roscoe Lee
Jacksonville Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Dennis Glenn Gonzales
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, June 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman James Duane Hoff
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Monday, June 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Police Officer Ted W. Donald
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant William Cross
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed