1980 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 215
- Accidental 2
- Aircraft accident 9
- Assault 1
- Automobile crash 23
- Drowned 2
- Duty related illness 1
- Exposure to toxins 1
- Fall 2
- Gunfire 103
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 7
- Heart attack 16
- Motorcycle crash 5
- Stabbed 8
- Struck by train 2
- Struck by vehicle 11
- Vehicle pursuit 6
- Vehicular assault 15
- Weather/Natural disaster 1
Total Deaths by Month
- January 13
- February 15
- March 9
- April 18
- May 19
- June 21
- July 15
- August 15
- September 18
- October 19
- November 23
- December 30
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 6
- Alaska 1
- Arizona 3
- Arkansas 3
- California 24
- Colorado 4
- Connecticut 2
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 13
- Georgia 13
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 6
- Iowa 1
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 4
- Maine 1
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 5
- Michigan 4
- Minnesota 2
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 5
- Montana 2
- Nebraska 1
- New Jersey 2
- New Mexico 3
- New York 18
- North Carolina 2
- Ohio 4
- Oklahoma 8
- Oregon 5
- Pennsylvania 12
- Puerto Rico 7
- South Carolina 4
- South Dakota 1
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 18
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 6
- Utah 1
- Virgin Islands 1
- Virginia 2
- Washington 1
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 212
- Female 3
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 9 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 2
Chief of Police Luella Kay Holloway
Coalinga Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 3, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 3, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Leonard Clifford Miller
Apollo Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Henry County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, January 9, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent S. Perry Watkins
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Monday, January 14, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Oak Hill Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, January 15, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Washington
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Alfredo Flores Araiza
Live Oak Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 1980
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Hendersonville Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Ruben Roy Farmer
Idabel Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Cordell Scott
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Monday, January 21, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 24, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Cecil Frank Sledge
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 28, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Antonio Martinez Kelsey
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Delma Devon Adams
Raleigh Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Wildlife Technician Donald L. Teague
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Wildlife Manager Allen Roe Severson
Arizona Department of Game and Fish, AZ
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1980
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Brockton Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, February 10, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert J. Bilodeau
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Alfred Morris Johnson, Jr.
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Agent Randy Scott Hergesheimer
Montana Department of Justice - Division of Criminal Investigation, MT
EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Seraphin Calabrese
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Esteban Velasquez, Jr.
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Reserve Officer Gerald H. Erickson
Hillsboro Police Department, OR
EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Irving W. Smith
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, February 29, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Sammie Lee McCoy, Jr.
Lancaster Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, February 29, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Second Lieutenant Kenneth Dean Strang
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 1, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Allen J. Fednik
Hackensack Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, March 5, 1980
Cause: Struck by train
Deputy Sheriff Arlyn Gae Lockley
St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Sunday, March 9, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, March 10, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD
EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 12, 1980
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Worth "Joe" Edwards
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Wendell Ray Rowan
Wright City Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, March 18, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Willie James Blakely
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, March 30, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, April 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer James Leroy Bennett
Decatur Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Jorge Luis Molina-Pacheco
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, April 5, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Milwood L. Stokes
Whigham Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, April 6, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer John Ward Dotson
Chickasaw Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, April 8, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Kenneth W. Pendergraft
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 8, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman John Ernest Van Haaften
Pella Police Department, IA
EOW: Wednesday, April 9, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Yakama Nation Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Friday, April 11, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Augustus J. Perreira, Jr.
Colorado Springs Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, April 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Hoquiam Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, April 16, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Washington County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Thursday, April 17, 1980
Cause: Duty related illness
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, April 17, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Willard Pope Hill
Robertson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, April 22, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Robert Patrick Smith
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, April 23, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Robert A. Sorrentino
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 24, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Eugene N. Luther
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Anthony Edward Jenkins
Meigs Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Floyd Harold "Bernie" Swartz
Pinole Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Douglas Heist, Sr.
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
North Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 4, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Russell Allen Herrick
Burton Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, May 8, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Detention Officer Juan Gilberto Guerrero, Jr.
Webb County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 8, 1980
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, May 9, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 13, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant John Wesley Smith, III
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, May 14, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Edward F. McDermott
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, May 18, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Wisconsin State Patrol, WI
EOW: Sunday, May 18, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Francis William Wilt, Jr.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 20, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Indianola Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 21, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1980
Cause: Drowned
Reserve Deputy James Edward Healy
Napa County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1980
Cause: Drowned
Patrolman David Joseph Inlow, Sr.
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, May 25, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Timothy W. Laffin, Sr.
North Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1980
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Winchester Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, May 30, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Monterey County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Jerralee J. Jacobus
Monterey County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Julie Yvonne Cross
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer William Robert Stout, Jr.
Terrell Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 5, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Garden Grove Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Leopoldo Cesilo Gurule
Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Bobby Gene Powell
Swainsboro Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, June 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Shannon Ray Stephenson
Gainesville Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer John A. Patwell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1980
Cause: Accidental
Sergeant José M. Aponte-Torres
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, June 17, 1980
Cause: Motorcycle crash
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, June 19, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 19, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Bakersfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 20, 1980
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Carlton Wayne Sudduth
Livingston University Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, June 21, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, June 21, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Alvis F. "Tuffy" Maddox
Childress Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, June 22, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Curtis Neal Jones
Pensacola Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, June 27, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Policeman Jose Ramon Osorio-Vazquez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, June 27, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Tommy Richard Gober, Jr.
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Hiram A. Ritchie
Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, June 30, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Gerald L. Martin
Jennings County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, July 5, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Corrections Employee Burch D. Slote
Kansas Department of Corrections, KS
EOW: Sunday, July 6, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Maine State Police, ME
EOW: Saturday, July 12, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Marion Lee "Corky" Guthrie
Hemphill County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, July 14, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 15, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Phillip Samuel Feld
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Wednesday, July 16, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Lauriston F. Hustus, Jr.
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Wednesday, July 16, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Ernest Wilson Davis, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, July 16, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Galena Park Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, July 16, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant James E. Richardson, Jr.
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, July 19, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Utica Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 19, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Customs Officer Roger L. Von Amelunxen
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Friday, August 8, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, August 8, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Beaverhead County Sheriff's Department, MT
EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Robert N. Yezzi
Bensalem Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, August 12, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Bell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 14, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Shawnee Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, August 16, 1980
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Correctional Officer Albert William Patch
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 17, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Sheriff Earl Sermon Dyess, Sr.
Hendry County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, August 17, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Detective Herbert Ray Sullivan
St. Petersburg Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, August 18, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ralph L. Gardner
Signal Hill Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, August 22, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Nebraska State Patrol, NE
EOW: Sunday, August 24, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Lake City Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, August 26, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Frank J. Donato, Jr.
Palisades Interstate Park Police Department - New York Section, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 28, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Federal Heights Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 3, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Policeman Jose Cabrera-Santiago
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, September 3, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Friday, September 5, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Martin W. Yawarsky
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, September 6, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator John J. Schneider
Winona County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, September 7, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Beaver County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Monday, September 8, 1980
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Albuquerque Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, September 10, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 11, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Pensacola Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, September 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Dennis Edward Harrell
Colleyville Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 12, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Sergeant David William Hubbard
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Tuesday, September 16, 1980
Cause: Struck by train
Chief Deputy Sheriff John Earl Peacock
West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, September 17, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, September 17, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
Correctional Officer Frank Scott
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, September 18, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Perry County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, September 21, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
LaPorte County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Sunday, September 21, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Garrett T. Farrell
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, September 26, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Michael Danny Laws
Chester County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 1980
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 1, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 2, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Victor Ray Wells, III
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 2, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Dirk Alan Leonardson
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 4, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 5, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ford Tyson "Toby" Humphrey, Jr.
Stafford County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Thursday, October 9, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Houston County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Sunday, October 12, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Correctional Officer Richard James Burke
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Sunday, October 12, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Sergeant Alfred William Terrinoni
Coral Gables Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, October 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Steven J. Johnson
Juneau County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, October 14, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman George August Moulat
Reeds Spring Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 16, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Bliss Steven Magly
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 23, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff Brent Charles Jameson
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 23, 1980
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrol Officer Harry Edward Kier
Anchorage Police Department, AK
EOW: Tuesday, October 28, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Tucson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, October 28, 1980
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Decatur County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, October 28, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Michael Wayne Rivers
Hedwig Village Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 2, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Carl Wallace Mertes
North Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, November 5, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Michael Lynn Cheney
Union County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Wednesday, November 5, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Raymond Williams
Union County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Wednesday, November 5, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Officer Michael Lloyd Rainford
Garden Grove Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 7, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Wichita Police Department, KS
EOW: Saturday, November 8, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, November 8, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Special Investigator Thomas H. Neilan
New York State Office of the Attorney General - Criminal Division, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 8, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jack William Hammack, Sr.
Terrell County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, November 11, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, November 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, November 12, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Hammond Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, November 14, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Edward Adolph Martinez
Denver Sheriff's Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, November 15, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Security Policeman William C. Herrington
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, November 15, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer James T. Dunston
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 20, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charles R. Rogers
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 26, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Wildlife Officer Lloyd O'Neil Mayse
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, NC
EOW: Thursday, November 27, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Bridgeport Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, November 28, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John F. Gottfried
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: Friday, November 28, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 29, 1980
Cause: Fall
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Saturday, November 29, 1980
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Robert Edward Neelis
Springport Village Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, November 30, 1980
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Lieutenant Anthony P. Shepeard
Lake Linden Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 4, 1980
Cause: Accidental
Chief of Police Gregory Blaise Adams
Saxonburg Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 4, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Robert Van Hall, Jr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, December 5, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Milford Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, December 10, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, December 11, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Luis A. Chaves-Canabal
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer David Leslie Hagins
Fulton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, December 14, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Philip Reid
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 14, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Rankin County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Monday, December 15, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, December 15, 1980
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer Raymond L. Chandler
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Thursday, December 18, 1980
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Roger Ervin Wrobbel
Wright County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Sunday, December 21, 1980
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer William J. Perry
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 22, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Customs Agent Denis Lee Van Patten
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, December 22, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
San Fernando Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Safety Police, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980
Cause: Stabbed
Corporal James Marion Tarver, Sr.
Spalding County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Joe C. Stewart, Jr.
Spalding County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Gabriel P. Vitale
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Edward K. Alley, Jr.
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Officer Sam Edward Etheredge, Jr.
Daytona Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff William M. "Billy" Phillips
Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Des Plaines Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, December 26, 1980
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, December 26, 1980
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Richard Nicolas Callwood
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Monday, December 29, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Randall A. Blank
Rockford Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1980
Cause: Gunfire
