Columbus Division of Police
Police Officer Steven Michael Smith
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas Raymond Hayes
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Timothy Allen Haley
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Bryan Scott Hurst
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 2005
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Melissa M. Foster
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 2004
Cause: Vehicular assault
Lieutenant Christopher Neal Claypool
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Keith Lee Evans
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1995
Cause: Vehicular assault
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1995
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Chris Edward Clites
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, December 10, 1993
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond E. Radel, Jr.
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1991
Cause: Automobile crash
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, January 4, 1991
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Jane E. Thompson-Bowman
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, March 9, 1989
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard Fickeisen
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, June 1, 1987
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1986
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Martin W. Yawarsky
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, September 6, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Roger Lee Brown
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Michael Joseph Bernard Smith
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, June 7, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 18, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Joseph Andrew Edwards
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, August 28, 1972
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 1972
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Police Officer Lawrence Vernon Kipfinger
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, October 14, 1969
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, December 21, 1965
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1965
Cause: Duty related illness
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 1965
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, November 6, 1964
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1963
Cause: Automobile crash
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, August 17, 1956
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, January 18, 1942
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, January 9, 1939
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1938
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Frederick Frank Kundts
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1936
Cause: Automobile crash
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 11, 1935
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, July 23, 1934
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Leslie Ellsworth Green
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, October 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 7, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, January 23, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1927
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman William Schweinsberger
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1926
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detective Walter O. "Spike" Womeldorf
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, May 29, 1925
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, March 9, 1925
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 22, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1922
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1921
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, October 28, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1920
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman David Luther Jenkins
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1919
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 22, 1916
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman James Drayton Ballard
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, November 9, 1914
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1913
Cause: Struck by streetcar
Probation Officer William Avery Sexton
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 1913
Cause: Drowned
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1908
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1905
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, September 15, 1899
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, November 17, 1888
Cause: Stabbed
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, September 1, 2018
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 59
- Automobile crash 9
- Drowned 1
- Duty related illness 2
- Fall 1
- Gunfire 29
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Heart attack 2
- Motorcycle crash 4
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by streetcar 1
- Struck by vehicle 2
- Vehicular assault 6
By Month
- January 8
- February 3
- March 6
- April 7
- May 4
- June 5
- July 4
- August 6
- September 3
- October 3
- November 6
- December 4
By Gender
- Male 57
- Female 2
K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1