1996 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 145
Total Deaths by Month
- January 18
- February 12
- March 12
- April 11
- May 14
- June 9
- July 13
- August 9
- September 10
- October 18
- November 6
- December 13
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 4
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 2
- California 16
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- Delaware 2
- District of Columbia 2
- Florida 5
- Georgia 6
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 1
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 1
- Louisiana 9
- Maine 2
- Maryland 1
- Michigan 2
- Minnesota 3
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 2
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 2
- New York 9
- North Carolina 3
- North Dakota 2
- Ohio 10
- Oklahoma 2
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 5
- Puerto Rico 10
- South Carolina 4
- Tennessee 5
- Texas 9
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 9
- Virginia 1
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 2
- Wyoming 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 137
- Female 8
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 9 years
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 6
Police Officer Lauretha Arnetha Vaird
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 2, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Forest Park Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 3, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Saturday, January 6, 1996
Cause: Assault
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, January 6, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kevin S. Easter
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Cannon County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Patrick Michael Prohm
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 9, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Horst Harold Woods
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Jasper County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 17, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Kiowa County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Jefferson L. Barr
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Tulane University Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 20, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Charles Newitt, III
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 1996
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Border Patrol Agent Aurelio Esparz Valencia
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Barton Joseph Granier
St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Brian David Klinefelter
St. Joseph Police Department, MN
EOW: Monday, January 29, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Vincent A. Julia
Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department, DE
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Christopher Bruce Anderson
Hot Springs Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, February 12, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Monday, February 12, 1996
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Brett C. Dickey
Gilmer County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 15, 1996
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Sergeant Randy Vincent Sullivan
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Oakdale Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, February 18, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Habersham County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, February 20, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Rudy M. Gonzales
Lubbock County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Monday, February 26, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Charles B. Kubala, Sr.
Sumter County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Monday, February 26, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 2, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Reserve Robert Bernie McMaster
Warrenton Police Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, March 9, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer II James Rex Jensen, Jr.
Oxnard Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 13, 1996
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Kevin J. Gillespie
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 14, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer I Carmen J. "Skip" Renda, Jr.
Youngstown State University Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 16, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Senior Patrol Officer Keith Allen Braddock
Watford City Police Department, ND
EOW: Wednesday, March 20, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael R. Frey
Eastchester Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 21, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Charles L. "Chuck" Reed
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, March 22, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Dell Otis Fountain
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 23, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ivan Fontanez-Bruno
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, March 24, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Keith Tadashi Hashimoto
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1996
Cause: Training accident
Senior Agent Leon Henderson, Jr.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, LA
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Investigator II Michael Anton Shepherd
Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 2, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Special Agent Duane R. Christian
United States Department of Commerce - Office of Security, US
EOW: Wednesday, April 3, 1996
Cause: Aircraft accident
Lieutenant Charles Matthew Turner
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Thursday, April 4, 1996
Cause: Aircraft accident
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Friday, April 5, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Farmington Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, April 10, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Trooper James A. "Drew" Griffith
Maine State Police, ME
EOW: Monday, April 15, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Damon Franklin Smith
Oakboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, April 15, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Pelham Manor Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 15, 1996
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Shelby County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, April 18, 1996
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Robert Lee Fisher, Jr.
Teaneck Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, April 19, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Jailer Deadrick A. Taylor
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, April 19, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Warren Liebenstein
Rice County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1996
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Dennis Larry Carder
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 9, 1996
Cause: Fall
Police Officer Daniel T. Fraembs
Pomona Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 11, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas B. Toohey
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Francis Paul Scurry
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, May 17, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Harvey Mitchell Davis
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Brea Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1996
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer Vincent Guidice
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1996
Cause: Assault
Trooper II Francis J. Bellaran
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1996
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Jason K. Grossnickle
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, May 24, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Joseph Creegan
Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Instructor Roger C. Sorensen
North Dakota Youth Correctional Center, ND
EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1996
Cause: Drowned
Winchester Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, May 31, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, June 3, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Lieutenant Delavan Lewis Dixon
Rawlins Police Department, WY
EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police James Frederick Pfeister
Cresson Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 8, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Senior Patrol Officer Dick Vernon Hobson, Jr.
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, June 11, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Brevard County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Pauline Ann Hunchar-Harness
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 19, 1996
Cause: Fall
Grenada County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, June 23, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Lance Corporal Randall Scott Hewitt
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Sunday, June 23, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Eric Shane Stafford
Edmonson County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Luther Frederick Klug
Dakota County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Tuesday, July 16, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Agent Victor Luis Colon-Brunet
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, July 16, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Peter John Aguirre, Jr.
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Chris D. McCormick, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, July 18, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal II Victor M. Andorno-Torres
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Marshal's Office, PR
EOW: Thursday, July 18, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal II Pascual Gomez-Lopez
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Marshal's Office, PR
EOW: Thursday, July 18, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Brian Craig Roshong
Canton Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Douglas John Noll
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1996
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Park Ranger James Randall Morgenson
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 1996
Cause: Drowned
Patrolwoman Sherry Hopper Goodman
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, July 26, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Alfredo Deon Williams
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Douglas Duane Springer
Coldwater Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Case Manager Bonita Haynes
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 6, 1996
Cause: Assault
Placentia Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Youth Counselor Ineasie Maxie Baker
California Department of the Youth Authority, CA
EOW: Friday, August 9, 1996
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Miguel A. Ocasio-Vazquez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, August 9, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Probation and Parole Agent David Glen Seymour
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Louisiana Probation and Parole, LA
EOW: Monday, August 26, 1996
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Seasonal Park Ranger Michael A. Beaulieu
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Monday, August 26, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Navajo County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, September 2, 1996
Cause: Fall
Police Officer Wendolyn Odell Tanner
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, September 7, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Bayfield County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Detective George Wayman Hester
Ocilla Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, September 12, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Lonny Lee Lindsey
Holmes County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, September 17, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Russell Sorrow
Greenville Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, September 19, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Monterey County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 24, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Charles Craig Greenwald
Mobile Court Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 26, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Monroeville Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, September 30, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Agent Wilfredo Luis Berenguer-Calderon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, October 1, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, October 1, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Agent Roberto Luis Batista-Rosario
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, October 1, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Sergeant Timothy Parsley
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Tuesday, October 1, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff James Lee Clarius
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Sergeant Gregory Keith Martin
Jonesville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Ingham County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, October 6, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Carlton Patrick "Rick" Pope
Fountain Inn Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, October 9, 1996
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Karl Duane Simons
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, October 17, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Kankakee City Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, October 17, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 18, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Senior Patrol Officer Dan Richard Seely
Anchorage Police Department, AK
EOW: Saturday, October 26, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 26, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Trevor Raymond Staszak
Buena Vista Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, October 26, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Giddings Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 27, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Fulton County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Cause: Struck by train
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, November 8, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Perley Morrison Sprague
Rockport Police Department, ME
EOW: Friday, November 15, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 16, 1996
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Investigator Michael A. Padula
Ithaca Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 17, 1996
Cause: Stabbed
Detective Charles Dewane Swanson
Eureka Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 21, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Field Deputy Christopher Lee Castetter
Barry County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Miguel Angel Santiago-Garayua
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Border Patrol Agent Michael Wayne Barnes
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Trooper II Gregory Patton Fleenor
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1996
Cause: Automobile crash
Corporal Owen Patrick McClinton
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, December 13, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Reserve Deputy Donald Rex Mitchell
Moore County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 14, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Durwin Lynn Potts
Whitfield County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Charles A. Davis
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Randolph Michael Eng
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer II Mario Navidad, Jr.
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 22, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Edward H. Claybrooks, Jr.
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1996
Cause: Heart attack
Patrol Officer Hilary S. Cudnik
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, December 30, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
Correction Counselor Kevin P. McGuire
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1996
Cause: Vehicular assault
District of Columbia Department of Corrections, DC
EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1996
Cause: Gunfire
University of Arizona Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 1996
Cause: Exposure to toxins
