In Memoriam

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In Memoriam

In honor and memory of the members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department who have died in the line of duty. The listing includes members from the former Indianapolis Police Department and Marion County Sheriff's Department law enforcement division.

Officer Hugh Burns	Gunfire	Aug 28, 1882
Officer Charles A. Ware	Gunfire	Apr 28, 1897
Officer Edward William Dolby	Electrocuted	Jul 14, 1906
Officer Charles J. Russell	Gunfire	Sep 30, 1906
Officer Edward J. Petticord	Gunfire	Sep 30, 1906
Officer Joseph Krupp	Gunfire	Apr 19, 1910
Officer Arthur F. Barrows	Electrocuted	Jun 4, 1911
Officer John McKinney	Gunfire	Mar 31, 1912
Officer Elmer (Elsworth) Anderson	Accidentally Shot	Jan 14, 1915
Lieutenant James D. Hagerty	Gunfire	Jun 23, 1916
Officer John P. DeRossette	Gunfire	Jan 30, 1917
Officer Marion E. Ellis	Fall	Jan 23, 1918
Sergeant Wade Hull	Gunfire	Sep 10, 1919
Sergeant Maurice Murphy	Gunfire	Mar 4, 1920
Officer William Whitfield	Gunfire	Nov 27, 1922
Officer Jesse Louden	Gunfire	Jun 18, 1923
Officer John F. Buchanan	Gunfire	Jul 9, 1926
Officer Charles E. Carter	Gunfire	May 9, 1927
Officer William C. Mueller	Vehicle Pursuit	Mar 2, 1928
Officer Norman L. Schoen	Gunfire	Mar 6, 1928
Officer Paul F. Miller	Gunfire	Jul 18, 1928
Motorcycle Patrolman Roscoe C. Shipp	Vehicle Pursuit	Jul 23, 1929
Detective Sergeant Carl W. Heckman	Gunfire	Jan 3, 1931
Sergeant Lester Jones	Gunfire	Feb 7, 1933
Sergeant Orville E. Quinnette	Gunfire	Dec 18, 1935
Sergeant Richard Rivers	Gunfire	Apr 27, 1936
Officer Alvie C. Emmelman	Motorcycle Accident	May 29, 1938
Officer Harry A. Bolin	Street Car Accident	Aug 16, 1940
Motorcycle Policeman James J. Reilly	Motorcycle Accident	Jan 29, 1942
Officer Byron D. Todd	Motorcycle Accident	Oct 9, 1942
Officer J. W. Vaughan	World War II Death	Jun 6, 1944
Officer Karl Kornblum	World War II Death	Aug 18, 1944
Officer Marshall R. Foster	Struck by Vehicle	Jul 4, 1947
Officer Robert J. Baker	Vehicular Manslaughter	Oct 2, 1948
Officer Clarence G. Snorden	Gunfire	Jun 26, 1951
Officer James T. Gaughan	Vehicle Accident	Sep 8, 1951
Officer John L. Sullivan	Gunfire	Jul 23, 1952
Auxiliary Officer Arthur Reifeis	Struck by Vehicle	March 9, 1953
Sergeant Ray Whobrey	Gunfire	Apr 23, 1953
Officer Edward H. Berry	Vehicle Pursuit	Feb 4, 1954
Inspector Albert A. Kelly	Gunfire	Dec 6, 1956
MCSD Deputy Edward G. Byrne	Gunfire	Apr 4, 1961
Officer Donald H. Kilbourne	Vehicle Pursuit	Nov 12, 1964
Officer Thomas R. Graham	Gunfire	Oct 12, 1965
MCSD Lieutenant Jimmie Van Wingate	Gunfire	Jun 13, 1970
Officer John Thomas Pettitt, Sr.	Vietnam War Death	Nov 6, 1970
MCSD Deputy Floyd T. Settles	Gunfire	Feb 24, 1972
MCSD Lieutenant Robert C. Atwell	Gunfire	Nov 7, 1972
Officer Robert E. Schachte	Gunfire	Oct 22, 1974
Officer Ronald H. Manley	Gunfire	Dec 12, 1974
Officer Warren E. Greene	Gunfire	Dec 20, 1975
Officer James M. Compton, Jr.	Gunfire	Mar 16, 1976
Sergeant Ernest M. Lacy	Vehicle Accident	May 22, 1977
Officer Nathan Lincks	Vehicle Accident	Oct 25, 1977
Officer Gerald F. Griffin	Gunfire	Nov 6, 1979
Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg	Gunfire	Dec 11, 1980
MCSD Deputy Terry L. Baker	Gunfire	Jan 2, 1981
MCSD Deputy Gerald Morris	Gunfire	Jan 2, 1981
Officer Paul A. Kortepeter	Vehicle Pursuit	Jan 19, 1983
Sergeant Dave L. Sandler	Motorcycle Accident	Jun 4, 1986
Officer Matt J. Faber	Gunfire	Aug 23, 1988
MCSD Lieutenant Thurman E. Sharp	Gunfire	Dec 25, 1988
MCSD Major Paul J. Ernst	Vehicle Accident	Mar 21, 1992
Officer Teresa J. Hawkins	Vehicle Accident	Aug 17, 1993
MCSD Deputy Jason M. Baker	Gunfire	Sept 17, 2001
Officer Timothy "Jake" Laird	Gunfire	Aug 18, 2004
Officer David S. Moore	Gunfire	Jan 26, 2011

The Fallen Officers Legacy Project has been established to place a commemorative plaque at the incident locations within our community where officers have died in the line of duty. Contributions to this project may be made to "The Fallen Officers Legacy Project" and mailed to the Professional Police Officers Credit Union, 1502 E. Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46201.

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