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Federation Roll Call is a bimonthly publication for members of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. |
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| MINNEAPOLIS OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY |
Every year 140 to 160 law enforcement officers die in the line of duty in this country. On average, that's one police officer killed somewhere in America every 57 hours.
A plaque on the wall of Room 130 of Minneapolis City Hall bears the names of Minneapolis Police Department members who have died in the line of duty since 1884. That plaque was dedicated by the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis in 1938.
Since the first member of the Minneapolis Police Department was killed in the line of duty, 43 other men and one woman have had their names included on that plaque.
The officers listed on the memorial plaque put on their uniforms, strapped on handguns, and went out on the streets of Minneapolis to protect and serve its citizens. The tragic events of the day meant they would never come home. We should never forget their sacrifices. If any lessons can be learned from their deaths that could help another officer come home safely after a shift, then those losses will never be in vain.
(Excerpted from Killed in the Line of Duty, written by Sgt. Tony Miranda, former board member, Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis)
| APPOINTED |
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DIED |
| May 5, 1884 |
Robert Laughlin |
July 28, 1884 |
| Jan 7, 1901 |
Joseph Ollinger |
July 11, 1911 |
| Jan 7, 1901 |
George B. Anderson |
Nov 28, 1913 |
| Jan 3, 1910 |
Otto G. Ostby |
May 19,1915 |
| Apr 4, 1904 |
Nels C. Anderson |
May 31, 1916 |
| Oct 1, 1909 |
George Connery |
Aug 24, 1917 |
| July 1, 1910 |
James Weare |
Feb 7, 1919 |
| Aug 29, 1912 |
George A. Woessner |
June 24, 1919 |
| May 5, 1893 |
John Young |
July 13, 1919 |
| Sept 1, 1909 |
Frank Hallett |
Aug 25, 1920 |
| Jan 1, 1923 |
Emil Engstrom |
Aug 14, 1923 |
| July 10, 1899 |
Michael Lawrence (Owshaney) |
Dec 30, 1925 |
| Jan 1, 1904 |
Albert Anderson |
Feb 2, 1928 |
| Oct 1, 1923 |
Clayton J. Seawell |
May 4, 1929 |
| Dec 28, 1920 |
Harry E. Parker |
Dec 24, 1930 |
| May 1, 1905 |
Harry McGraw |
Feb 1, 1931 |
| Dec 4, 1925 |
Clayton Olson |
Aug 9, 1931 |
| Dec 1, 1929 |
Harold Hagen |
Aug 3, 1932 |
| Jan 1, 1924 |
Ira L Evans |
Dec 16, 1932 |
| Jan 24, 1921 |
Leo R. Gorski |
Dec 18, 1932 |
| May 10, 1926 |
John W. Thomas |
Aug 5, 1933 |
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Peter Erath |
May 26, 1934 |
| Jan 15, 1909 |
Benjamin J. Lehmann |
May 3, 1936 |
| June 16, 1914 |
Georgiana L. Sharrot |
June 14, 1937 |
| Feb 15, 1923 |
James H. Trepanier |
Sept 20, 1938 |
| July 5, 1927 |
John B. Gearty |
July 10, 1939 |
| Dec 1, 1929 |
Adolph G. Karpinski |
May 21, 1941 |
| Oct 1, 1940 |
Harold O. Olson |
Aug 9, 1941 |
| Feb 15, 1923 |
John W. O'Neil |
June 7, 1944 |
| Feb 18, 1943 |
Marvin A. Wicklund |
June 6, 1945 |
| Feb 1, 1948 |
Donald T. McHale |
Mar 25, 1951 |
| Oct 14, 1942 |
Donald L. Risberg |
Nov 28, 1956 |
| May 16, 1951 |
Robert H. Fossum |
Aug 17, 1957 |
| May 8, 1940 |
Leo M. Bessner |
Aug 17, 1957 |
| Jan 1, 1948 |
William F. Herkal |
May 11, 1959 |
| Jan 8, 1960 |
James E. Hendricks |
Dec. 15, 1963 |
| Apr 23, 1962 |
Richard L. Bergquist |
Apr 7, 1969 |
| June 8, 1943 |
Joseph Pudlick |
Feb 4, 1972 |
| June 14, 1956 |
Inno H. Suek |
Sept 30, 1972 |
| Dec 28, 1973 |
George A. Partridge, Jr. |
May 26, 1976 |
| Apr 1, 1963 |
Richard P. Miller |
Aug 25, 1981 |
| Jan 8, 1968 |
David W. Mack |
Nov 2, 1986 |
| Apr 23, 1962 |
Jerome (Jerry) Haaf |
Sept 25, 1992 |
| Mar 25, 1996 |
Melissa J. Schmidt |
Aug 1, 2002 |
| DEDICATED BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS FEDERATION 1938 |
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