1978 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 218
Total Deaths by Month
- January 14
- February 24
- March 9
- April 21
- May 21
- June 18
- July 23
- August 16
- September 16
- October 17
- November 13
- December 26
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 8
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 4
- California 21
- Colorado 1
- Connecticut 1
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 7
- Georgia 8
- Guam 1
- Illinois 5
- Indiana 1
- Iowa 1
- Kansas 3
- Kentucky 2
- Louisiana 9
- Maine 1
- Maryland 7
- Massachusetts 6
- Michigan 6
- Minnesota 5
- Mississippi 5
- Missouri 5
- Montana 1
- Nevada 1
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 5
- New Mexico 1
- New York 11
- North Carolina 5
- Ohio 6
- Oklahoma 7
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 7
- Puerto Rico 8
- South Carolina 3
- Tennessee 8
- Texas 19
- U.S. Government 5
- Utah 1
- Vermont 2
- Virginia 4
- Washington 6
- West Virginia 2
- Wisconsin 3
- Wyoming 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 218
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 7 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 3
Police Officer Ronald S. Stapleton
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 3, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Albert Charles Wilkins
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, TX
EOW: Friday, January 6, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Security Policeman Robert Scott Gray
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Friday, January 6, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Thursday, January 12, 1978
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer Jay Warren Jackson
West Covina Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 14, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 14, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Raymond Eugene Cooper
Ingleside Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 15, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Bernard J. Demag, Sr.
Chittenden County Sheriff's Department, VT
EOW: Tuesday, January 17, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Tenino Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Herbert H. Slayton
Giles County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 24, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harold Michael Harvey
Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1978
Cause: Electrocuted
Harris County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Robert Edward Cochran
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Monday, January 30, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Chief Michael Harry Sheridan
Richland Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, February 2, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New Hampshire State Police, NH
EOW: Friday, February 3, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Crossett Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, February 8, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Rosenberg Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 9, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Policeman Manuel Martinez de Jesus
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, February 10, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Robert Burns
Tennessee Department of Correction, TN
EOW: Saturday, February 11, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Carlsbad Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Perley K. Johnson, Jr.
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978
Cause: Fire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 14, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, February 15, 1978
Cause: Fire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Durham Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1978
Cause: Accidental
Roseville Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, February 18, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Lonnie C. Coburn
Hernando County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Minnesota State Patrol, MN
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Pecos County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 25, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer I Donnie Gene Kelley
Leland Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Angel L. Colon-Alicea
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Guy Oakley Barnett, Sr.
Waverly Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, February 26, 1978
Cause: Explosion
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Cause: Drowned
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Christopher Plumleigh
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Arthur L. Williams
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Highland Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, March 10, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer James Earl Rhodes
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, March 11, 1978
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Phillips County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, March 18, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Arthur E. Pelino
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Technical Sergeant Thomas Lee Campbell
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Ralph Benton Miller, Sr.
Toronto Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Coral Gables Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Christie D. Masone
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Norman R. Cerullo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 2, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Officer James William Nunalee, Sr.
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, April 4, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Terry Thomas O'Connell
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, April 5, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Morley G. "Buddy" Ray
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, April 7, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William D. Cooley, Jr.
Little River County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
State Park Ranger Joseph A. Carr
Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service, MD
EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Chief Deputy Sheriff Baxter G. Shavers
Catoosa County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, April 14, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James J. Jardine, Jr.
Delaware County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Monday, April 17, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Pohlman
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Gregory A. Raynor
Clark County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Corporal John Robert Christian, Jr.
Harrisburg Police Bureau, PA
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Dennis R. Allred
Kitsap County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, April 19, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Jose Paz Gamez, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, April 21, 1978
Cause: Assault
Oakland Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, April 22, 1978
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, April 23, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant William James Nixon
Jackson Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, VT
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Billy Fred Clardy, Jr.
Huntsville Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Walter William Hannan, Jr.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Brick Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Policeman Gilberto Rolon-Gonzalez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Joel Michael Robertson
Charleston County Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Sauk County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Officer William F. Leiphardt, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Frank Robert Schlatt
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, May 13, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 17, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Ralph Allen Ablanedo
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 18, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Thomas William Procter
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, May 20, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Port Isabel Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 22, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Henry Davis, Jr.
Wilmot Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Raymond L. Croxton, Jr.
Ruston Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Henry J. Koebel
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Second Lieutenant James Pat Grimes
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Houston F. "Pappy" Summers
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James O. Washington
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 29, 1978
Cause: Accidental
Sergeant Louis Henry Wagner, II
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, June 3, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant James Lewis Dalrymple, Jr.
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Monday, June 5, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Timothy Lowe Hearn
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 8, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Nelson I. Hess, V
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, June 12, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Millis Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Penwood Holmes Cherrywell
Stanley Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, June 16, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer David L. Friederichsen
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Michael Geszvain
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, June 22, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Zone Sergeant Gerald A. DeGroot
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Jimmy Ray Tolson
Campton Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Albert Marshal Claggett, IV
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Brian Swart
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael Gray Winslow
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Robert A. Hutchinson
Monroe Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1978
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff Curtis Alan Felt
Douglas County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Senior Corrections Officer Dean E. Evans
New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ
EOW: Friday, July 7, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Aldean Merlin Sorbo
Bricelyn Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, July 10, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman William Alton Roberson, Jr.
Graham Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, July 12, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff James E. Machado
Placer County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Charles D. Burdsall
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, July 15, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Rock Springs Police Department, WY
EOW: Saturday, July 15, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Jesse Joe "Bo" Hittson
Yreka Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 17, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, July 17, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Patrol Officer Kenneth M. Olson
East Grand Forks Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, July 19, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Michael Lee Moreland
Montevallo Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, July 21, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, July 21, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer Robert J. Conkle
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Stanley E. Cole
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
Lieutenant William Nelson Thomas
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Correctional Officer Dan Harrison
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 23, 1978
Cause: Stabbed
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, July 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Michael E. Haen
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, July 28, 1978
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Policeman Roberto Barbosa-Ortiz
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, July 28, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Richard Kim Magnuson
Roseau County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Nicholas Paul Cecchetti
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Ventura Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Carl Irving LeVin
Harker Heights Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 7, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Henrico County Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Prichard Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert Hugh Milligan
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
New Britain Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, August 16, 1978
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Reserve Deputy Sheriff James A. Wier
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 18, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Correctional Officer Donald R. Martin
Kansas Department of Corrections, KS
EOW: Saturday, August 19, 1978
Cause: Assault
Private First Class Marvin Robert "Bobby" Owen
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, August 19, 1978
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster
Policeman Julio Ramon Rodriguez-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 24, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Julius Gene Courville
Henderson Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, August 26, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Fitchburg Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, August 27, 1978
Cause: Struck by train
Deputy Sheriff Douglas E. Smith
Sherman County Sheriff's Department, OR
EOW: Sunday, August 27, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Jesse Eugene Tanner, Jr.
Houston County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Wildlife Officer Troy M. Sigmon
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, NC
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Catoosa Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Bomb
Reserve Officer Douglas Orville Krenz
Blaine Police Department, WA
EOW: Monday, September 4, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Assistant Chief of Police Larry Dean Duronso
Blaine Police Department, WA
EOW: Monday, September 4, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, September 6, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Marshall County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Saturday, September 9, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Anthony Frank Janowski
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, September 14, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Robert V. Taylor
Union Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
San Miguel County Sheriff's Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, September 19, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
James City County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, September 19, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Dallas County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Monday, September 25, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Woodrow Simmons
Appling County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Detective Richard E. McGilvery
Rutgers University Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1978
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J. Moran
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 7, 1978
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Assistant Chief Richard Leo Beecher
Punta Gorda Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, October 10, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Curtis H. Hendricks, Jr.
Iberville Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Friday, October 13, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman William Dawson Breland, III
Walterboro Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, October 15, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Allen Regis "Jack" Capozzi
Jeannette City Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 18, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Thomas Glen Tompkins
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, October 20, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
New Oxford Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, October 22, 1978
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Lieutenant Colonel Harry L. George
Maryland Natural Resources Police, MD
EOW: Tuesday, October 24, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident
Taylorsville Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, October 24, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John William Bechtol
Delhi Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Policeman Celestino Solivan-Almedina
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, October 25, 1978
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Nelson F. Bell, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, October 27, 1978
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Vermilion Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, October 29, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Perrysburg City Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, November 1, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Thursday, November 2, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 4, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, November 6, 1978
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 6, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, November 10, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Conservation Officer Wesley Clayton Frame, Jr.
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement Section, WV
EOW: Friday, November 10, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Ralph Williams Kimbro
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Wednesday, November 15, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Bernabe Salazar, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, November 16, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Christos G. Rouses
Lowell Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, November 17, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police John Edward Roberts
Gordon Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Richard Thomas Steed
San Clemente Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 29, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
San Juan County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Newton Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, December 3, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detective Sergeant Harry A. Sorenson
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Tuesday, December 5, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Columbia Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden James Eugene Daughtrey
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Friday, December 8, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman James Arvil Burney, Jr.
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, December 9, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer III Tomas Mendiola Sablan
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Cause: Drowned
Court Officer Ernest L. Lang, Jr.
Delaware County Bureau of Park Police and Fire Safety, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Nestor Luis Rivas-Santana
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, December 10, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Noah Mack Merrill, Jr.
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Monday, December 11, 1978
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 11, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John J. O'Sullivan
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, December 12, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Tarleton State University Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 13, 1978
Cause: Heart attack
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Fulgencio Velasco, III
Mission Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, December 17, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 17, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer William M. "Mike" Freeman
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, December 22, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer Frank Johnson Stewart, Jr.
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, AL
EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Des Peres Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer David Guttenberg
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Paris Police Department, ME
EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978
Cause: Gunfire
Hudson Falls Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978
Cause: Vehicular assault
