1970 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 242
- Aircraft accident 5
- Assault 10
- Automobile crash 29
- Bicycle accident 1
- Boating accident 1
- Bomb 2
- Drowned 2
- Duty related illness 1
- Exposure to toxins 3
- Fall 3
- Gunfire 112
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 7
- Heart attack 13
- Motorcycle crash 9
- Stabbed 5
- Struck by train 5
- Struck by vehicle 7
- Vehicle pursuit 17
- Vehicular assault 9
- Weather/Natural disaster 1
Total Deaths by Month
- January 24
- February 13
- March 17
- April 18
- May 26
- June 23
- July 22
- August 18
- September 24
- October 23
- November 15
- December 19
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 8
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 1
- California 31
- Connecticut 1
- Delaware 1
- Florida 9
- Georgia 10
- Idaho 2
- Illinois 18
- Indiana 5
- Iowa 1
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 5
- Maryland 3
- Massachusetts 4
- Michigan 8
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 4
- Missouri 4
- Nebraska 1
- New Hampshire 3
- New Jersey 8
- New York 22
- North Carolina 7
- Ohio 14
- Oklahoma 4
- Pennsylvania 12
- Puerto Rico 2
- Railroad Police 1
- South Carolina 8
- Tennessee 3
- Texas 11
- U.S. Government 7
- Utah 2
- Virginia 8
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 2
- Wisconsin 3
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 241
- Female 1
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 7 years, 11 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 1
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Robert J. Furmage, Jr.
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Section, NC
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Richmond Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 3, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Investigator William Henry Phillips
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Investigations, US
EOW: Tuesday, January 6, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Wallace Earl Nesbitt
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, January 8, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant Chief Edward William Jones
Polk County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, January 9, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Santa Barbara Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 13, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Robert Henderson Shipp
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 13, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1970
Cause: Assault
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, January 16, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Jimmy O. Harris
Augusta Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 18, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Quintin Velez-Figueroa
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, January 19, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
University City Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard P. Woyshner
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Goochland County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Billy Joe Dickens
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Stanley Joseph Surpitski
Ipswich Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, January 30, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Frederick J. Cione, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, January 30, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
McKinney Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, January 30, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chelsea Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, February 2, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Revenue Agent Carlton J. Peebles
Georgia Department of Revenue - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Unit, GA
EOW: Friday, February 6, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Person County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, February 6, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Friday, February 6, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Special Deputy Sheriff Virgil Fred Wiatrek
Karnes County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 8, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, February 13, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 18, 1970
Cause: Bomb
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1970
Cause: Aircraft accident
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1970
Cause: Aircraft accident
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1970
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Police Officer William Slappey
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, March 11, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Youth Officer Casey Joseph Tristano
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, March 13, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Leslie Haskins, Jr.
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: Friday, March 13, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 17, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Wednesday, March 18, 1970
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy City Marshal Floyd M. Melder
Glenmora Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, March 20, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Robert Hamrick
Rock Creek Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, March 20, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Henry M. Mickey
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Ardmore Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Connersville Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Assistant Director Donald Boyd Smith
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Sunday, March 29, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Richard H. Rogers
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Sunday, March 29, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Detective William E. Loscheider
Joliet Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 2, 1970
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Patrolman William Howard Thompson
Salem Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harry Lee Davis
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, April 6, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Saturday, April 11, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Anthony Milazzo, Jr.
Long Island State Parkway Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 11, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Corrections Employee Rufus C. Campbell
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 1970
Cause: Assault
Policeman Earl Leonard Riddick
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Berlin Police Department, NH
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Berlin Police Department, NH
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Donald W. Sager
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, April 24, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Charles Stratton, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police William E. Lewis
Capac Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Benton Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Gordon D. Erickson
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1970
Cause: Fall
Conservation Officer Charles Gilbert Porter
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, UT
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1970
Cause: Struck by train
Sergeant Lewis Edward Robinson, Sr.
Mecklenburg County Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, May 4, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Woodrow Wayne Scarbrough
Gulfport Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff William C. Doster
Chester County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chester County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator John Albert Hanson
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Cause: Fall
Patrolman Milton J. LeBoeuf, Jr.
Westwego Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, May 11, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Bernard M. Bennett
Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 13, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, May 13, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Jack L. Pickering, Jr.
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 1970
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 1970
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Edward Adair
Navajo County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Frederick Henley Wilson
El Cajon Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970
Cause: Assault
Patrolman Robert Vincent Whisenand
Dixon Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer James T. Sackett, Sr.
St. Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Rolland Lane, II
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Hadley Tyson, Jr.
Thomasville Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, May 24, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Sheriff Luther June Midkiff, Jr.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Sunday, May 24, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 25, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Raymond Eugene Espinoza
Peoria County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Tuesday, May 26, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Gorham Police Department, NH
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Harrington Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1970
Cause: Stabbed
Reserve Officer Andrew R. Reese
Garden Grove Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 30, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chief of Police William Jack Fancil
Oblong Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, June 1, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Officer John Castleman "Cassie" Owings
Childersburg Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Lieutenant Moitt Brenton Truitt, Jr.
Opelika Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donald E. Haynie
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Friday, June 5, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal William Grayden Peters
Fountain City Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal Donald R. Goodwin
Fountain City Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Frank Clarence Schultz
Burlington Northern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, June 10, 1970
Cause: Struck by train
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Friday, June 12, 1970
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster
Reserve Lieutenant Jimmie Van Wingate
Marion County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Matron Phyllis M. Myers
Niagara County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Monday, June 15, 1970
Cause: Assault
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 19, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Minersville Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, June 19, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Joseph Brameyer
Bayonne Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer John Alphonse Schmidt
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Russell Minor Brown
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Corporal Thomas Odean Gillilan
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Wednesday, July 1, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Plainfield Police Division, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, July 1, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Elmer E. Miller, Jr.
Luzerne Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, July 9, 1970
Cause: Assault
Seaford Police Department, DE
EOW: Friday, July 10, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Guard Officer I Henry E. Thierry, Sr.
St. Louis County Department of Welfare, MO
EOW: Friday, July 10, 1970
Cause: Assault
Police Officer John Frederick Passer
Clearwater Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 12, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Pike County Detention Center, KY
EOW: Sunday, July 12, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Bossier City Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, July 12, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 15, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Bureau County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, July 17, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer William C. Shull
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 23, 1970
Cause: Stabbed
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 24, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Auxiliary Sergeant Lee A. Hutchinson
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 25, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Officer Billy Sutherlin
Fairfield Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, July 27, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Monday, July 27, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
City Marshal Robert James "Jim" Atteberry
Kiowa County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ernest F. Brunette, Jr.
Worcester Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, July 31, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, July 31, 1970
Cause: Duty related illness
Greenville County Department of Public Safety - Detention Division, SC
EOW: Monday, August 3, 1970
Cause: Stabbed
San Jose Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1970
Cause: Aircraft accident
Bradenton Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1970
Cause: Bicycle accident
Piqua Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 16, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Donald Orville McLaughlin
Beverly Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 16, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Policeman Michael Wayne Parker
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 18, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Officer Ronald Tsugio Tsukamoto
Berkeley Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 20, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Roanoke Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Lexington County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, August 23, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Boyd Simpson
Bartow County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, August 29, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Fairmount Park Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 29, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Vinton County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Sunday, August 30, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Giddian Davis
Alamance County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Irvington Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, September 4, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Guadalupe J. Martinez
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 4, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Saturday, September 5, 1970
Cause: Drowned
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, September 5, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Probationary Patrolman Patrick M. Canavan
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 7, 1970
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Michael J. Finerson
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Wednesday, September 9, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Victor M. Rodriguez-Ramirez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 10, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert Tilman "Felix" Thomason
Washington County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, September 10, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Special Agent Raymond R. Round
United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, US
EOW: Saturday, September 12, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
University of South Florida Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, September 13, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Town Sergeant John Thomas Young
Parksley Police Department, VA
EOW: Monday, September 14, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Khomas Cellus Revels
Leon County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, September 18, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William A. Miscannon
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, September 18, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1970
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 1970
Cause: Stabbed
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, September 24, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Donald R. Blickensderfer
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Alfred L. Perry
Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff James Hubert Murphy, Sr.
Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Tullahoma Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Alvin Joseph Free
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, September 27, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Joseph Phillip Tracz, Jr.
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, September 28, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Peter John "Sonny" Burke
Atlantic City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, October 1, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, October 2, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Secaucus Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, October 5, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Monday, October 5, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 7, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Forest Ranger Raymond L. Murray
New York State Forest Rangers, NY
EOW: Friday, October 9, 1970
Cause: Aircraft accident
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Saturday, October 10, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 13, 1970
Cause: Boating accident
Supervisory Special Agent Hector Jordan
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, US
EOW: Wednesday, October 14, 1970
Cause: Assault
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 14, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, October 16, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Cordele Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Mecklenburg County Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Donald Edward Lovelace
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, October 18, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Harold Hamilton
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, October 19, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Probationary Patrolman Gerald C. Murphy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 22, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, October 23, 1970
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police William Luther Gulledge
Midland City Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, October 25, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff James Thomas O'Bryant
Attala County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Monday, October 26, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant James A. Kirkendall
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Letcher County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, October 31, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Johnnie Lee "Bud" Spinks
Vidalia Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, November 2, 1970
Cause: Fall
Police Chief James Clifford Norman
Antlers Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, November 2, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Paul Johnson Williams
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Alan Sroczynski
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Dothan Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, November 9, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Biloxi Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, November 9, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 9, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Athens Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 10, 1970
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Dell Walker Bowers, Jr.
Val Verde County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1970
Cause: Assault
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Thursday, November 19, 1970
Cause: Struck by train
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, November 20, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1970
Cause: Automobile crash
Military Police Officer Kenneth Wayne McCord
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Sunday, November 22, 1970
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Donald G. Perry
Greene County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, November 27, 1970
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Joseph M. Soulliere
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 3, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Friday, December 4, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Ashland County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Monday, December 7, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Louis Carl Wallace
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 8, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Harold C. Ewald
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, December 8, 1970
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Manuel Magana
Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 9, 1970
Cause: Struck by train
Trooper Gary Richard Rosenberger
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 12, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Susquehanna County Prison, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 17, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1970
Cause: Drowned
Patrolman Harry F. Hartman, Jr.
East Pennsboro Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, December 21, 1970
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1970
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Correctional Officer Donald Wagstaff
Utah Department of Corrections, UT
EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1970
Cause: Assault
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer William G. Pfalmer, Jr.
Anchorage Police Department, AK
EOW: Saturday, December 26, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Albert Raymond Bluhm
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, December 28, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Dale Crist Stone
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, December 28, 1970
Cause: Motorcycle crash
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Michael J. Maguschak, Sr.
Mingo Junction Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Leroy E. Halbert, Jr.
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1970
Cause: Gunfire
