Type of Officer: Deputy ConstableJurisdiction: ColumbusCounty: CherokeeDeath Date: 12/31/1929Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn December 29, 1929, Crawford, deputy constable of Spring Valley Township, was fatally shot at an abandoned coal mine...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 12/8/1929Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Hicks and his partner were on a motorcycle patrol when a citizen informed them of a burglary in progress....
Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: FlorenceCounty: MarionDeath Date: 9/17/1929Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile on patrol about 4:30 a.m., Chief Eichenberger came upon two men attempting to pry open a store door. Several shots were...
Type of Officer: Police OfficeJurisdiction: PrattCounty: PrattDeath Date: 6/21/1929Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: AccidentAround 1:00 a.m., as Officer Rich was painting a “No U-Turn” sign on a street, he was struck by a car and killed. In the darkness,...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 5/18/1929Added to Memorial: 1988Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer LeRoy Davis was shot at close range and killed when he attempted to arrest one Roy Redding for attempting to start...
Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: NewtonCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 11/22/1928Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Internal HemorrhageChief DuFriend and Officer Paul Dutton were responding to a store robbery. While en route, DuFriend suffered a...
