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May 7, 1852
Age 25 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Deputy Constable Davidson succumbed to a stab wound sustained the previous day while transporting a prisoner to the jail in New Castle.
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 Delaware City
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September 9, 1863Age ?? ~ ?? Year Veteran
Officer Baylis was shot and killed by a fleeing suspect that he had gone to arrest.
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 City Of
Wilmington
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June 27, 1885Age 41 ~ ?? Year Veteran Officer Peterson was at home with his family and responded to a domestic disturbance between a man and his wife in the street near his home. During the ensuing confrontation, Officer Peterson was shot and killed.
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City Of
Wilmington
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January 30, 1891Age 37 ~ 2 Year Veteran Officer Schultz was on patrol on the city streets when he was shot and murdered by two unknown assailants near 21st and Tatnall streets. His case has never been solved.
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City Of
Wilmington
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August 9, 1900
Age 54 ~ 22 Year Veteran
Policeman Haynes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a hobo who was trespassing on a Delaware Railroad freight train shortly after midnight.
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 Clayton Police |
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October 22, 1909
Age 53 ~ 8 Year Veteran
Guard Campbell was shot and killed by an inmate with his own revolver.
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 Delaware
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March 26, 1910
Age 40 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Guard McCullough was shot and mortally wounded by a prisoner who grabbed another guard's revolver and shot him.
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Delaware
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March 6, 1915Age 32 ~ 3 Month Veteran Patrolman Tierney was shot and killed as he and three other officers attempted to arrest two suspicious men who were attempting to pawn two watches.
When the officers arrived the men fled and exchanged shots with the officers. The officers chased the men into a nearby stable where Patrolman Tierney was shot and killed and the other three officers were wounded.
Guard Campbell was shot and killed by an inmate with his own revolver.
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City Of
Wilmington
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November 13, 1919Age 41 ~ 11 Year Veteran Patrolman Zebley was shot and killed as he and another officer attempted to serve a warrant on two thieves for stealing several firearms.
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City Of
Wilmington
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November 2, 1922
Age 31 ~ ?? Year Veteran
First Delaware State Police Officer
to die in the "Line Of Duty"! Officer Ryan was a member of the Delaware State Highway Police which later became the Delaware State Police.
He succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident two weeks earlier while attempting to stop a speeding motorist on the Philadelphia Pike.
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 Delaware State
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May 12, 1924
Age 67 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Matron Davis was beaten to death by a female prisoner in the Wilmington Jail during an escape attempt.
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City Of
Wilmington
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June 29, 1926
Age 40 ~ 10 Year Veteran
Officer Atwell was killed in a motorcycle accident when he collided with an automobile while pursuing an alleged reckless driver.
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City Of
Wilmington
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October 22, 1926
Age 40 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Motorcycle Policeman Thorn was killed when his motorcycle collided with an automobile at the intersection of 4th Street and Delaware Street.
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 New Castle
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December 31, 1931Age 30 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Patrolman Wimbrow was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol.
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City Of
Wilmington
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August 13, 1939
Age 40 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Patrolman Futcher succumbed to injuries sustained eight days earlier when he was involved in an auto accident during a pursuit on Savannah Road.
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 Lewes Police |
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February 22, 1944Age 43 ~ 17 Year Veteran
Sergeant Lamb was struck down with a heart attack while on duty
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Delaware State
Police |
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July 7, 1944Age 31 ~ 7 Year Veteran
Patrolman Pruitt was killed in a motorcycle accident while pursuing a suspect.
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City Of
Wilmington
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October 16, 1945Age 36 ~ 6 Year Veteran
Trooper Sherman was killed when his patrol car was struck by a Baltimore & Ohio train at a crossing on Newport Gap Road in New Castle County. At the time of the crash he was enroute to report for strike duty at Yorklyn.
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Delaware State
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December 26, 1946Age 30 ~ 6 Year Veteran
Detective Conaty, while questioning two youths about a burglary of several revolvers from a store, was shot and killed when one of them pulled out a gun and fired.
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City Of
Wilmington
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January 13, 1950
Age 31 ~ 6 Year Veteran
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October 25, 1943 ~ January 13, 1950
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Corporal LeKites was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on U.S. 113 near Selbyville, Delaware.
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Delaware State
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November 17, 1950Age 34 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Trooper Orvis died of a heart attack while attending a class at Harvard Medical College in Boston, Massachusetts while on duty.
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Delaware State
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May 30, 1951
Age 31 ~ 4 Year Veteran
Troop 2 ~ State Road
Served:
May 12, 1947 ~ May 30, 1951
Trooper Wilhelm was killed in an auto accident on U.S. 40 near Glasgow, Delaware.
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Delaware State
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July 2, 1955Age 31 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Patrolman Cloud was struck by a vehicle and killed while walking next to a toll booth on the Delaware side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
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August 7, 1955
Age 28 ~ 6 Year Veteran
Troop 3
Served:
January 31, 1949 ~ August 7, 1955
Trooper Mayer was struck and killed by a tractor trailer while conducting a traffic stop on the DuPont Parkway near Smyrna, Delaware.
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Delaware State
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April 19, 1962
Age 34 ~ 6 Year Veteran
Troop 1 ~ Penny Hill
Served:
June 1, 1956 ~ April 19, 1962
Trooper Rupert was killed in an auto accident during a pursuit of a car he had attempted to stop for traffic violations.
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Delaware State
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October 17, 1963
Age 28 ~ 4 Year Veteran
Troop 2 ~ State Road
Served:
May 1, 1959 ~ October 17, 1963
Trooper Paris was shot and killed while on a special burglary detail checking local motels.
He encountered two suspicious men in the parking lot of a hotel at 0340 hours.
When he approached the men a shootout ensued and Trooper Paris was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast.
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Delaware State
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September 11, 1967
Age 41 ~ 20 Year Veteran
Superintendent
Served:
October 6, 1947 ~ September 11, 1967
Colonel Eugene Ellis died of a Heart Attack while on duty.
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Delaware State
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July 10, 1970Age 60 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Patrolman Hill suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to apprehend a suspect.
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 Seaford
Police |
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January 22, 1971
Age 23 ~ 2 Year Veteran
Served:
January 1, 1969 ~ January 22, 1971
Trooper Keller was killed in an auto accident while en route to an undercover assignment in Dover. His undercover vehicle was struck by a garbage truck on route U.S. 13.
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Delaware State
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August 21, 1971Age 48 ~ 4 Year Veteran
Officer Melson suffered a fatal heart attack during a vehicle pursuit.
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 Ocean View
Police |
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January 5, 1972
Age 29 ~ 2 1/2 Year Veteran
Troop 1 ~ Penny Hill
Served:
May 1, 1969 ~ January 5, 1972
Trooper Carey and Trooper David Yarrington (below) were shot and killed in Pennsylvania by the female accomplice of a suspect they were struggling with.
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Delaware State
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January 6, 1972
Age 24 ~ 2 1/2 Year Veteran
Troop 1 ~ Penny Hill
Served:
May 1, 1969 ~ January 6, 1972
Trooper Yarrington and Trooper Ronald L. Carey (above) were shot and killed in Pennsylvania by the female accomplice of a suspect with who they were struggling.
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Delaware State
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June 3, 1972
Age 26 ~ 2 Year Veteran
Troop 3 ~ Camden
Served:
May 15, 1970 ~ June 3, 1972
Trooper Emory was killed in an auto accident when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle on U.S. 13, near Harrington, as he returned home following his shift.
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Delaware State
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November 30, 1972Age 26 ~ ?? Year Veteran
Patrolman Sweeney succumbed to injuries and burns received one month earlier when his patrol car was struck from behind and burst into flames.
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 New Castle
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April 26, 1979Age ?? ~ ?? Year Veteran
Chief Bailiff for the Superior Court. Cause of death currently unknown.
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May 12, 1979Age 42 ~ 15 Year Veteran
Lieutenant William Isaac Jearman died of a heart attack while on duty.
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Delaware State
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November 18, 1987
Age 31 ~ 6 Year Veteran
Troop 3 ~ Camden
Served:
September 8, 1981 ~ November 18, 1987
Corporal David Bruce Pulling was killed during an explosives training exercise in Huntsville, Alabama. Corporal Pulling was attending the course, instructed by the FBI, in order to become a bomb technician for the Delaware State Police.
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Delaware State
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March 20, 1990
Age 24 ~ 8 Month Veteran
Served:
July 14, 1989 ~ March 20, 1990
Trooper Mallon was killed when he lost control of his patrol car on State Route 16 while en route to a burglary call.
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Delaware State
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September 11, 1990
Age 29 ~ 1 Year Veteran
Troop 5 ~ Bridgeville
Served:
July 14, 1989 ~ September 11, 1990
Trooper Dowd was killed when his patrol car ran into the side of a tractor trailer while en route to a domestic disturbance call.
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Delaware State
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September 7, 1993Age 51 ~ 20 Year Veteran
Served:
January 15, 1971 ~ April 1, 1982
Corporal Bell died after contracting AIDS from a blood transufion received following a line of duty injury.
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Delaware State
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December 20, 1993Age 47 ~ 11 Year Veteran, Dover PD
Patrolman Schneible succumbed to a shotgun wound sustained 24 years earlier when, as a member of the Dover Police Department, he was shot while attempting to arrest a shoplifter in downtown Dover on October 9, 1969.
Patrolman Schneible had served with the Dover Police Department for 11 years. He then left Dover PD to become a Delaware State Trooper.
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February 9, 1996
Age 27 ~ 2 Year Veteran
Officer Julia was killed when his patrol car was struck by a dump truck while stopped to help a disabled truck.
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Delaware River
& Bay Authority
Police |
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April 5, 1996
Age 28 ~ 8 Month Veteran
Troop 5 ~ Bridgeville
Served:
July 24, 1995 ~ April 5, 1996
Trooper Wagner was killed after her cruiser was struck by a tractor trailer. Trooper Wagner was making a U-turn to pursue a vehicle when her cruiser was struck.
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Delaware State
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April 4, 1998Age 70 ~ 35 Year Veteran
Chief Harvey A. Gregg served as an officer on the Newark PD from 1952 thru 1960 and on the Georgetown police from the mid-1960's until the time of his passing.
Chief Gregg died two days after suffering a heart attack while directing traffic for a funeral procession.
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 Georgetown
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February 6, 2001
Age 39 ~ 4 Year Veteran
Troop 9
Served: 01/1997 ~ 02/06/2001
Corporal Collender was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting at the scene of a previous accident.
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Delaware State
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July 18, 2004
Age 31 ~ 4 Year Veteran
Troop 7 ~ Five Points
Served: 07/2000 ~ 07/18/2004
Corporal Shea was killed when his cruiser was struck head on by a vehicle being operated by an intoxicated driver.
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Delaware State
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September 1, 2009Age 29 ~ 1 Year Veteran
Officer Spicer was killed in the line of duty while trying to apprehend suspects reportedly shooting guns at a McDonalds on Route 113.
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Georgetown
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September 16, 2011Age 44 ~ 17 Year Veteran
Sergeant Szczerba was killed in the line of duty while trying to apprehend a suspect who had reportedly committed a robbery.
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New Castle
County
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February 22, 2017
Age 47 ~ 16 Year Veteran
Lt. Floyd was killed during a 20-hour hostage situation at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware.
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Delaware
Department of
Corrections |
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April 26, 2017
Age 32 ~ 8 1/2 Year Veteran
Troop 2 ~ Glasgow
Served:
October 31, 2008 ~ April 26, 2017
Corporal Ballard was shot and killed when he approached a vehicle in the parking lot of a Wawa store in Bear, Delaware.
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Delaware State
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September 1, 2017
Age 42 ~ 12 Year Veteran
Corporal Hannon succumbed to complications of an injury sustained in 2012 while involved in a foot pursuit.
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Dover Police |
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October 12, 2017
Age 48 ~ 13 Year Veteran
Sgt. Robinson suffered a fatal heart attack while responding to assist nursing staff who were dealing with a disorderly and combative patient at Wilmington Hospital.
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 Christiana Care
Public Safety |
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April 28, 2021
Age 54 ~ 22 Year Veteran
Served :
June 28, 1998 ~ April 28, 2021
Corporal Heacook suffed a head injury after responding to a call of a " Domestic Incident " after he was attacked by a man at the scene.
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