ROBERT LAUGHLIN Appointed May 5, 1884 Died July 28, 1884 On Monday, July 28, 1884 the headlines read, “Officer Laughlin expires at three o’clock. Relieved from suffering.” At 3:15 o’clock this afternoon a telephone message to police clerk Stevens from Officer Kennedy announced the death of Officer Robert Laughlin, who was shot on Washington Avenue […]… Read more »

OFFICER CLAYTON J. SEAWELL Appointed October 17, 1983 Died May 4, 1929 Motorcycle Patrolman Clayton J. SEAWELL, a member of the East Side station detail, was fatally injured on May 4, 1929, when he collided with an automobile at Fifth Street and Seventh Avenue NE. Patrolman SEAWELL was on his way to the station after […]… Read more »

OFFICER ALBERT ANDERSON Appointed January 1, 1904 Died February 2, 1928 Veteran Minneapolis policeman, Albert ANDERSON, died on February 2, 1928, from injuries he received while trying to save the lives of others imperiled by a runaway horse. Patrolman ANDERSON, who was 53 years old, and a policeman on the Minneapolis Police Department for 24 […]… Read more »

End of Watch: May 27, 1906 Cause: Electrocuted… Read more »

End of Watch: August 17, 1963 Cause: Struck by vehicle… Read more »

End of Watch: August 6, 1963 Cause: Struck by vehicle… Read more »

End of Watch: July 1, 1995 Cause: Heart Attack… Read more »

End of Watch: March 2, 2000 Cause: Gunfire… Read more »

Officer David Richard Loeffler was killed May 29, 2009 at the age of 36 from injuries sustained 12 years earlier when he was struck by a drunk driver. Officer Loeffler grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield. He earned a degree in Law Enforcement from Mankato State University. […]… Read more »

Officer Mark Bedard, 34 Park Police Appointed June 20, 1997 End of Watch Nov. 9, 2007 Officer Bedard was injured while chasing a suspect on Nov. 1, 2007, and died eight days later from his injuries. Police had received a 911 call from a person who had been shot at by occupants of a car. […]… Read more »