Type of Officer: Kansas Highway PatrolJurisdiction: Matfield GreenCounty: ChaseDeath Date: 5/24/1978Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotTrooper O’Brien of the Highway Patrol had stopped a car, occupied by three people, for speeding near Matfield...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: MinneapolisCounty: OttawaDeath Date: 8/11/1977Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer VanMeter was probably on his way to check the city-county airport when his car careened off the highway in a heavy...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Morton CountyCounty: MortonDeath Date: 11/26/1976Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Automobile AccidentOn patrol in a zero visibility blizzard, Jacobs’ car and another vehicle collided at a rural intersection....
Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: HugotonCounty: StevensDeath Date: 8/25/1976Added to Memorial: 1988Circumstances of Death: Heart AttackChief Hall was called to assist in a high-speed pursuit of several subjects on motorcycles. He suffered a fatal heart...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 11/1/1974Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Air AccidentOfficer Hodd was killed while on patrol in his police helicopter. The drive shaft broke, causing the helicopter to crash....
Type of Officer: Sheriff DetectiveJurisdiction: Sedgwick CountyCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 10/31/1974Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotIn an attempt to escape, a county prisoner seized a police officer’s gun. During the ensuing scuffle, the officer...
