Type of Officer: Police Officer Jurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 3/29/1983Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Heart AttackWhile assisting with a burglary call, Bunch took part in a foot pursuit. Following the incident, Bunch, who was 38...
Type of Officer: Police CaptainJurisdiction: KingmanCounty: KingmanDeath Date: 4/15/1973Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile making a routine building check at a drug clinic, Captain Beery, in plain clothes, was ambushed by an unknown assailant...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: OttawaCounty: FranklinDeath Date: 7/7/1963Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Heart AttackOfficer Cowdin of the Ottawa Police Department was on loan to the Garnett department, as were other officers from...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: LeavenworthCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 3/19/1957Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Coldren and Officer Charles Pierce, in separate cars, responded to bring in a suspect on a trespassing charge....
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Wyandotte CountyCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 8/29/1954Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotBedell and his partner, Louis LeManske, were on patrol when they were flagged down by a robbery victim who pointed...
Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Saline CountyCounty: SalineDeath Date: 9/17/1952Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Beating; causing Heart AttackDuring a court hearing for a murder case, the defendant became unruly and combative. As the sheriff...