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POLICE OFFICERS DOWN -
PENNSYLVANIA - 1825 - 2/2010
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Watchman Steven Heimer
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 1828
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Watchman Neil Mooney
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1856
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman William Levan
Reading Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1868
Cause of Death: Heart attack |
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Policeman James Young
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 14, 1868
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman Lewis Lare
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, August 21, 1872
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Keeper Michael Doran
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1884
Cause of Death: Assault |
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Sheriff Benjamin F. Irey
Chester County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Monday, January 3, 1887
Cause of Death: Struck by train |
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Policeman John Mergott
Tamaqua Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1892
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman Edward George
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 27, 1902
Cause of Death: Train accident |
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Patrolman Casper Mayer
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, April 1, 1904
Cause of Death: Electrocuted |
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Private John F. Henry
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Sunday, September 2, 1906
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman James Farrell
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1908
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Policeman Edward Mooney
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1908
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Sergeant Mark A. Prynn
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, February 9, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Policeman Robert Simons
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1909
Cause of Death: Train accident |
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Private John Garscia
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Patrolman William Walsh
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, November 5, 1909
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Patrolman James Alby
North East Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, November 11, 1910
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman Joseph Dolphin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1912
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Policeman George Freeman
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 24, 1912
Cause of Death: Electrocuted |
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Constable Samuel Stair
Nuangola Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Chief W. J. Kerstetter
Sunbury Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, February 12, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Private Robert V. Myers
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Policeman John Mann
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, August 4, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman Michael Grab
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, March 3, 1914
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar |
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Patrolman John Flynn
Duquesne Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 7, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman George Eppley
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, September 19, 1917
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman James Wilson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1918
Cause of Death: Train accident |
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Private Andrew Czap
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Sunday, April 28, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman John J. Knox
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, January 27, 1919
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Officer Luke A. Conner
Prospect Park Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 8, 1919
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Policeman John E. Price
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, April 19, 1920
Cause of Death: Train accident |
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Policeman John J. McAntee
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 22, 1920
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Policeman Edward W. Kelly
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 16, 1921
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Policeman Thomas Brady
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, April 24, 1922
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Policeman John J. Toomey
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 26, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Officer Rush Stehlin
Easton Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman William Miles
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1923
Cause of Death: Assault |
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Corporal Ben F. McEvoy
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, September 21, 1923
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Private William J. Omlor
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 1923
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Captain Otto Fink
Johnstown Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, November 2, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman Harry Homer
Stowe Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, June 16, 1924
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Sergeant Edwin F. Haas
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, October 17, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Policeman Robert Wise
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, November 30, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman Harry C. Lomas
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1925
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Private Bertram Beech
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 10, 1925
Cause of Death: Struck by train |
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Sheriff Mark Sensenbach
Lehigh County Sheriff's Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, September 8, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman Joseph Yazvac
Sharon Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 21, 1926
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
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Private Claude F. Keesey
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1927
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Sheriff Abram L. Kulp
Bucks County Sheriff's Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Policeman John J. Watson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, April 18, 1927
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins |
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Policeman Thomas Bitsko
Franklin Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Chief William A. Quigley
West View Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 27, 1927
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
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Patrolman Jay F. Proof
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Wednesday, August 29, 1928
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
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Corporal Thomas E. Lawry
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Friday, January 31, 1930
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
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Officer Luther Fisher
Easton Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 10, 1930
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar |
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Patrolman Joseph J. Beran
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Patrolman Thomas W. Buck
Altoona Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Policeman John C. Keen
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Captain Harry B. Price
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1931
Cause of Death: Explosion |
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Policeman Raymond Carey
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Patrolman John Polcsak
Cheswick Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit |
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Patrolman George Kruth
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources - B...,
PA
EOW: Thursday, September 15, 1932
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Patrolman William Paradine
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources -
B..., PA
EOW: Thursday, September 15, 1932
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Patrolman Anthony Gustave
Plains Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 16, 1933
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Detective Louis Moore
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 1933
Cause of Death: Assault |
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Captain Albert Gleason
Scranton Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, December 27, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman Paul Hathaway
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 1934
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Policeman Edwin W. Welsh
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, November 10, 1934
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Private Floyd W. Maderia
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 11, 1934
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Patrolman Roy W. Freiss
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1935
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Sergeant Joe B. Champion
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Wednesday, July 15, 1936
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Constable Abner Hull
Lancaster County Constable's Office, PA
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman William Harmer
Scranton Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1937
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Patrolman J. Lee Clarke
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Monday, March 1, 1937
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Park Guard Martin Clasby
Fairmount Park Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1937
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Chief Henry S. Hand
Montgomery Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Officer Horace Callaghan
Prospect Park Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 1940
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
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Private Thomas P. Carey
Pennsylvania Motor Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, June 17, 1941
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins |
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Private Dean N. Zeigler
Pennsylvania Motor Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, October 17, 1942
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Patrolman James Gustave
Plains Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, November 18, 1946
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Policeman Charles W. Brown
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 27, 1946
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Sergeant Samuel Hewitt
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, April 23, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman Walter May
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 30, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman John Timmons
Allegheny County Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, January 1, 1956
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Captain Edward J. Hilker
Scott Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, September 16, 1956
Cause of Death: Heart attack |
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Trooper Edward Mackiw
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1958
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Sheriff James R. Lauer
Northumberland County Sheriff's
Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 1959
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Patrolman Joseph G. Lecak
Homestead Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 26, 1961
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Trooper Anthony Bensch
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 31, 1961
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Park Guard Joseph Sankey
Fairmount Park Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, September 9, 1964
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Patrolman Norman D. Barr
Haverford Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, November 10, 1967
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
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Trooper Bruce C. Rankin
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1973
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Trooper Ross E. Snowden
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 1974
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident |
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Corporal Paul James Walters
Silver Spring Township Police Department,
PA
EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1975
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Patrolman John Sherba
Bell Acres Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 13, 1975
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault |
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Trooper Wayne C. Ebert
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1978
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Corporal Ernest L. Lang Jr.
Delaware County Courthouse and Park
Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Captain Felix Mokychic
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Cause of Death: Assault |
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Sergeant Wilfred Doyle
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, December 21, 1979
Cause of Death: Drowned |
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Officer Sandra Griffin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1983
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Patrolman David A. Barr
Pittsburgh Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) |
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Trooper Frank J. Bowen
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 26, 1983
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Sergeant John H. McGill
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 1983
Cause of Death: Heart attack |
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Officer George R. Banfield
Conemaugh Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 12, 1984
Cause of Death: Automobile accident |
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Trooper John J. Brown
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1985
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle |
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Patrolman Douglas H. Pyle
Parkesburg Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 15, 1988
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident |
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Corporal Paul I. Almer
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, April 12, 1989
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident |
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