On this Day In History
Gone But Not Forgotten
End of Watch
Deputy Sheriff Bill Thompson
Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office, CO
EOW: Friday, February 17, 1888
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Alexander McLean
Moorhead Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, February 17, 1899
Cause of Death: Structure collapse
Patrolman Newton Stewart
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Cecil
Bell County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Monday, February 17, 1902
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Posseman John Doyle
Bell County Sheriff’s Department, KY
EOW: Monday, February 17, 1902
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Robert Simons
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1909
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Constable Harrison Jones
Bartlesville Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, February 17, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Oliver S. Gunnels
Greenville Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, February 17, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Under-sheriff William H. Abbott
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, OK
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Joseph Dolphin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1912
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Guard Archer Thomas Belcher
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1912
Cause of Death: Assault
Patrolman John Fow
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1917
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Joseph Bridgetts
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Federal Prohibition Agent John O’Toole
United States Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service – Prohibition Unit, US
EOW: Friday, February 17, 1922
Cause of Death: Assault
Deputy Joe Henry Griffith
Coleman County Sheriff’s Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Lemmie L. Fortenberry
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Charles E. Ullrich
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Game Warden Edward Jarrish
Pend Oreille County Game Commission, WA
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank H. Kohring
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1926
Cause of Death: Assault
Chief of Police Opal J. Hughes
Alexandria Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Lieutenant Benjamin F. Smith
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Timothy Francis Murphy
Port Chester Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1929
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Christopher O. McClure
Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Correction Officer James Payton Jones
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Clyde Pritchett
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Albert W. Argens
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy City Marshal T. Dwight Crittenden
Los Angeles City Municipal Court, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy City Marshal Leon William Romer
Los Angeles City Municipal Court, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Elmer L. Michael
DeLand Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1942
Cause of Death: Assault
Police Officer David I. Bergum
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Luther T. Hardison
Coral Gables Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1951
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Investigator John Arthur “Red” Fletcher
Illinois Department of Conservation – Division of Law Enforcement, IL
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1957
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Roger Lynn Winkelman
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, February 17, 1958
Cause of Death: Assault
Sergeant Donald D. Myers
Thief River Falls Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1962
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Alfred J. Descher
Columbia Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, February 17, 1964
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Robert Lee Louviere
Plaquemine Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, February 17, 1967
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Officer Raymond R. Carpenter
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1970
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper William James “Bill” Walker
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph Samuel Scottino
Pantego Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Deputy Constable Ricky Steven Lewis
Hidalgo County Constable’s Office – Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Narcotics Dominic R. Verdi
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office, LA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 1986
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Chief of Police Jessie William Lundy
Leesville Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Deputy John W. Greeney, III
Broward County Sheriff’s Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1990
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Randy Vincent Sullivan
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1996
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Charles Oddo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1996
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer II Samuel Anthony Redhouse
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Monday, February 17, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Abatement Officer Edward Arnold Basham
San Antonio Department of Code Compliance, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1998
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patrolman Melvin Claxton
Shelbyville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1999
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff James Michael Salvino, Jr.
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2001
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper Brian Keith Nichols
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 2002
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Eric Eugene DeWit
Matteson Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2003
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Earl Harwood Scott
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, February 17, 2006
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant Herman Wayne Brooks
DeRidder Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, February 17, 2006
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Charles J. Callemyn
Durham Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2007
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Gregory Zane Owens, II
Catoosa Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 2008
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Lieutenant David Charles Gann
Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Adam Greg Rosenthal
Delray Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 2011
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Brian Mitchio Law
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Juan Jaime Gonzalez
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, February 17, 2014
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Lieutenant Richard Glenn Woods
Pell City Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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