1977 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 204
Total Deaths by Month
- January 12
- February 8
- March 18
- April 20
- May 17
- June 14
- July 24
- August 27
- September 20
- October 13
- November 14
- December 17
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 2
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 5
- California 21
- Colorado 2
- Connecticut 2
- District of Columbia 2
- Florida 6
- Georgia 6
- Guam 1
- Hawaii 2
- Illinois 11
- Indiana 2
- Iowa 5
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 3
- Louisiana 6
- Maine 1
- Maryland 5
- Massachusetts 3
- Michigan 2
- Minnesota 5
- Mississippi 4
- Missouri 6
- Nebraska 4
- Nevada 2
- New Jersey 2
- New Mexico 4
- New York 18
- North Carolina 8
- Ohio 2
- Oklahoma 6
- Pennsylvania 5
- Puerto Rico 2
- Railroad Police 2
- South Carolina 4
- Tennessee 7
- Texas 12
- U.S. Government 10
- Virgin Islands 1
- Virginia 3
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 5
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 197
- Female 7
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 2
Patrol Officer James Gatzounas
Holyoke Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1977
Cause: Assault
Normandy Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Bennie Royce Everett
Athens Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 1977
Cause: Assault
Patrolman Robert Glenn Crawford
Thomasville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Dennis Franklin Spinnett
Thomasville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Monday, January 10, 1977
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Leo Riley
Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper First Class Thomas Dean Hercules
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Sweetwater Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 16, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Zapata County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 1, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Texarkana Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Tyrone Collier Dillard
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1977
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Policeman William Serrano-Maldonado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, February 4, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Anne Arundel County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Allen Bruce McLeod, Sr.
New Rochelle Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 14, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Andres Rivera-Carrasquillo
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles J. Wilson
Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, ME
EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 1977
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Robert David Sorrell
Humphreys County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent Francis J. Miller
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Albert Jerald Cox
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause: Stabbed
Chief of Police Charles H. Roche
Abbottstown / Hamilton Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Dominick Samuel Carso
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, March 8, 1977
Cause: Struck by train
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman McCord Lee Springfield, Jr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jack Burkhardt, Sr.
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1977
Cause: Fall
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1977
Cause: Aircraft accident
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1977
Cause: Aircraft accident
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1977
Cause: Struck by train
Deputy Sheriff Frank Floyd McKenzie
Loudon County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1977
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Henry Skrabek
Bureau County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Junita Badavinac
Itasca County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Francis William Magro
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1977
Cause: Motorcycle crash
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Dickson County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, April 3, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Night Watchman Abe Issac Pipkin
Beebe Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, April 5, 1977
Cause: Assault
Chief Special Agent Dean L. McLaughlin
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, April 6, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Frederick H. Witte
Englewood Cliffs Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, April 6, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Bolton Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, April 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Whiteoak Buckley
Arlington County Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, April 15, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Benton Paul Bordelon
Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, April 16, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Edward Francis Wilkinson
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1977
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer James Taylor Thomas
Dania Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, April 19, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Brian Charles Melton
Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1977
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer James M. Richardson, II
York Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, April 22, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert W. Mandel
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Maynard Lynwood Cubbage
Stanley Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 1977
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Willis Durwood Martin
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
First Lieutenant Cell C. Howell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer James R. Reifschneider
St. Louis County Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Officer Arthur Kenneth Hennesay
El Centro Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper William Gaines Andrews, Jr.
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 1977
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Correctional Officer Richard Bert Fordham, Sr.
Lee County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Monday, May 9, 1977
Cause: Assault
Lieutenant Willard Edward Vaughan
Roanoke Rapids Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, May 9, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, May 16, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, US
EOW: Monday, May 16, 1977
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Jack Dean Werner
Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Whittier Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 18, 1977
Cause: Assault
Rolla Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1977
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
California State University Hayward Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 30, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
California State University Hayward Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Dennis Wilbert Allen
Four Oaks Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, June 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Stevan Henry Owen
Howard County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Sunday, June 5, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Corrections Employee Edward L. Boyer
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 5, 1977
Cause: Assault
Police Officer I Francisco Aguon Reyes
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Thursday, June 9, 1977
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff Ralph Steven Graves
Randolph County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, June 10, 1977
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Steven Arthur Jarvis
Arnold Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Mac J. Donnelly, Jr.
Lansing Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, June 16, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Clifford Phillip Payne
Washita County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Private First Class Dale Allen Wenburg
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Sunday, June 19, 1977
Cause: Drowned
East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, June 23, 1977
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Edward Scott Johansen
Peabody Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1977
Cause: Duty related illness
Magazine Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Robert A. Burgess
Cheektowaga Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 1, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Donald Charles Cleveland
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
District of Columbia Protective Services Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, July 4, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Park Ranger James P. Fleetwood
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Charles Alan Huckeba
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, July 6, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John David Patton
Carrabelle Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Nebraska City Police Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Merlin Eugene Brune, Jr.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Joseph Betanzos
Newburgh City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Ronald James Mahony
Clearwater Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Lieutenant Patrick Joseph McGann, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Jefferson Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, July 14, 1977
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Edward E. Mitchell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 15, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer John B. Brown
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Monday, July 18, 1977
Cause: Fall
Investigator Alexander E. Dierkes, IV
California Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Karen Jean Bassford
Fairfax County Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1977
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Lankford
Caroline County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Patrol Officer Curtis John Ramsdell
Columbia Heights Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Wilbur Horatio Francis
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Linda A. Lawrence
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, August 1, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Parole Officer Pauline McDowell Stuart
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, WV
EOW: Monday, August 1, 1977
Cause: Stabbed
Sheriff Lelon D. "Red" Sizemore
Geneva County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Cook County Sheriff's Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer Robert Chadwick Wheeler
San Pablo Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Bradley Steven Glascock
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Employee Nancy Vial
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1977
Cause: Assault
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Menomonee Falls Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, August 6, 1977
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Jerald Wayne Maynor
Hickory Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1977
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Henderson Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 1977
Cause: Assault
Police Officer David L. Van Meter
Minneapolis Police Department, KS
EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1977
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Leo Michael Koscelnick
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Eloy Flores Gonzales
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Bosque Farms Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Oxford Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, August 19, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Victor A. Sam
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 21, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Mark A. Kirkland
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 25, 1977
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Trenwith S. Basford
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 25, 1977
Cause: Aircraft accident
Corporal Norbert Melvin Szczygiel
Dearborn Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Dennis Earl Hill
Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, August 28, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Hubert "Bill" Payne
Dermott Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, August 29, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, August 29, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Edd Roberts
Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, September 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Gallup Police Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, September 4, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 6, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James William Koumoundouros
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 7, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1977
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff George Stewart Maynard
McDowell County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Baytown Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 9, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrol Officer Larry Leland Frost
Tacoma Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, September 9, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff Sidney Leland Houghton
Daviess County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, September 11, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 13, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Lieutenant Ronald Gordon Smith
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 14, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Center Police Department, CO
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police George Edward Raymond Ryti
Annandale Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1977
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Daniel A. Nowomlynski
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1977
Cause: Assault
House Parent Walter Dickey Krouskup
Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice, LA
EOW: Saturday, September 17, 1977
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Stephen Anthony Breland
Colleton County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Monday, September 19, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Sherman Robert Massey
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Boulder Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 21, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Barry Dean Melear
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, September 23, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Vito A. Chiaramonte
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 26, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 1, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Boyle County Detention Center, KY
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1977
Cause: Assault
Lieutenant Michael Everette Etchison, Sr.
Monroe Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
New Mexico District Attorney's Office, NM
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, October 17, 1977
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Dickson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, October 18, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer David J. Tolsma
Cheektowaga Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 20, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer David Earle Bailey
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, October 21, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
St. Charles Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, October 24, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, October 25, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Arthur L. Weston
Rockton Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, October 27, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Questa Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, November 3, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff William R. Dils
Erie County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 5, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Chief Michael Henry Smit
Garwin Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, November 6, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Daniel Allan Hale
Santa Ana Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 12, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 12, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Waukegan Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, November 13, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant Chief of Police Donald Anthony Mayerle
Keewatin Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Robert Michael "Bob" Holcomb
Plainville Police Department, CT
EOW: Monday, November 21, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Marshall Jefferson Sowders, Jr.
Longview Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Robert C. Lightfoot
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1977
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Didier M. Hurdle
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 25, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas R. Kiefer
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, November 25, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, November 26, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Park Ranger Gregory Scott Burdine
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Saturday, November 26, 1977
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Belmont Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, December 1, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, December 2, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Donald E. "Rusty" Hewitt
Prairie City Police Department, IA
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1977
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer James Joseph McConkey
Fayetteville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Edward Dobbertin
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, NE
EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Herbert Daniel Johnson
Bogart Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1977
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New Jersey Department of Human Services Police, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1977
Cause: Automobile crash
Lodi Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 10, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
Undersheriff Kenneth Ellsworth Miller
Beaver County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Saturday, December 10, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Gregg Alexander Presbury
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William F. Flood
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 22, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Herbert A. Williams
Aiken County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Friday, December 23, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Thomas Raymond Gesiorski
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 26, 1977
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Marshal David Larry Folds
Fulton County Marshal's Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy George A. Pfeil
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1977
Cause: Gunfire
Officer William Benno Wolff, III
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1977
Cause: Vehicular assault
