Type of Officer: Federal Bureau of InvestigationJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 4/17/1937Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotBaker, a Kansas City bureau FBI agent assigned to eastern Kansas, was taking out a post office box belonging...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Shawnee CountyCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 11/28/1933Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDavidson, the county jailor, and a deputy sheriff, was on night duty when four men led by Cecil Thornbrugh, escaped...
Type of Officer: Railroad Police OfficerJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 4/19/1931Added to Memorial: 1997Circumstances of Death: GunshotA Rock Island special agent was shot and killed by George Varela April 19, 1931, after he had removed him from a train...
Type of Officer: Railroad Police OfficerJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 8/31/1927Added to Memorial: 1997Circumstances of Death: GunshotUnion Pacific Special Agent John Sherman was shot in the back August 17, 1927 by a youth after he had taken two youths...
Type of Officer: Park Police OfficerJurisdiction: TopekaCounty: ShawneeDeath Date: 5/19/1921Added to Memorial: 1997Circumstances of Death: GunshotAndrew Hartwick, Ripley park (Topeka) police officer, was shot May 19, 1921. He was shot as he attempted to remove three...
Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Elk CountyCounty: ElkDeath Date: 12/30/1920Added to Memorial: 2003Circumstances of Death: GunshotShortly after noon on December 30, 1920, Elk County Sheriff Frank Blizard drove out of Howard, Kansas to serve papers on individuals...
