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John F. Baylis September 9, 1863 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran John F. Baylis was shot and killed by a fleeing suspect that he had gone to arrest.
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Andrew T. Peterson June 27, 1885 Age 41 - ?? Year Veteran Officer Andrew T. Peterson was at home with his family and responded to a domestic disturbance between a man and his wife in the street near his home. During the ensuing confrontation, Officer Peterson was shot and killed.
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Francis X. TierneyMarch 6, 1915 Age 32 - ?? Year Veteran He was shot and killed by an armed assailant who was captured.
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Thomas L. Zebley November 13, 1919 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran No further information about the death of Patrolman Thomas L. Zebley is currently available.
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Francis Ryan November 2, 1922 Age 31 Officer Ryan succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident two weeks earlier while attempting to stop a speeding motorist on the Philadelphia Pike.
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Mary T. Davis May 11, 1924 Age 67 - ?? Year Veteran Matron Davis was beaten to death by a female prisoner in the Wilmington Jail during an escape attempt.
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Howard P. Atwell June 29, 1926 Age 40 - 10 Year Veteran He was killed in a motorcycle accident when he collided with an automobile while pursuing an alleged reckless driver.
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Milton A. Wimbrow December 31, 1931 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran Patrolman Wimbrow was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol.
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Thomas H. Lamb February 22, 1944 Age 43 - 17 Year Veteran Sergeant Thomas Lamb was struck with a heart attack while on duty
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Willard E. Pruitt, Jr. July 7, 1944 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran No further information about the death of Patrolman Willard E. Pruitt Jr. is currently available.
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Paul H. Sherman October 16, 1945 Age 36 - 6 Year Veteran Trooper Sherman was killed when his patrol car was struck by a Baltimore & Ohio train at a crossing on Newport Gap Road in New Castle County.
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Thomas P. Conaty, Jr. December 26, 1946 Age 30 - 6 Year Veteran While questioning two youths about a burglary of several revolvers from a store, one of them pulled out a gun and shot and killed him.
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Leroy Lynch LeKitesJanuary 13, 1950 Age 31 - 6 Year Veteran Corporal LeKites was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on US 113 near Selbyville, Delaware.
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James D. Orvis November 17, 1950 Age 34 - ?? Year Veteran Trooper Orvis died of a heart attack while on duty.
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Raymond B. Wilhelm May 30, 1951 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran Trooper Wilhelm was killed in an automobile accident on US 40 near Glasgow, Delaware.
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Harry Passmore Cloud July 2, 1955 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran Patrolman Cloud was struck by a vehicle and killed while walking next to a toll booth on the Delaware side of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
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William F. Mayer August 8, 1955 Age 28 - 6 Year Veteran Trooper Mayer was struck and killed by a tractor trailer while conducting a traffic stop on the DuPont Parkway near Smyrna, Delaware.
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Harold B. Rupert April 19, 1962 Age 34 - 6 Year Veteran Trooper Rupert was killed in an automobile accident during a pursuit of a car he had attempted to stop for traffic violations.
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Robert A. Paris October 17, 1963 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran Trooper Paris was shot and killed while on a special burglary detail checking local motels. He encountered two suspicious men in the parking lot of a hotel at 0340 hours. When he approached the men a shootout ensued and Trooper Paris was fatally wounded by a shotgun blast.
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Eugene Bradley EllisSeptember 11, 1967 Age 41 - 20 Year Veteran Colonel Eugene Ellis died of a Heart Attack while on duty.
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James Henry Hill July 10, 1970 Age 60 - ?? Year Veteran Patrolman Hill suffered a fatal heart attack while attempting to apprehend a suspect.
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William Conrad KellerJanuary 22, 1971 Age 23 - 2 Year Veteran Trooper Keller was killed in an automobile accident while en route to an undercover assignment in Dover. His undercover vehicle was struck by a garbage truck on US 13.
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Wallace A. Melson August 21, 1971 Age 48 - 4 Year Veteran
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Ronald L. Carey January 5, 1972 Age ?? - 2 1/2 Year Veteran Trooper Carey and Trooper David Yarrington were shot and killed in Pennsylvania by the female accomplice of a suspect they were struggling with." View His Online memorial - Click Here! "
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David C. Yarrington January 6, 1972 Age 24 - ?? Year Veteran Trooper Yarrington and Trooper Ronald Carey were shot and killed in Pennsylvania by the female accomplice of a suspect with who they were struggling.
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George W. EmoryJune 3, 1972 Age 26 - 2 Year Veteran Trooper Emory was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle on US 13, near Harrington, as he returned home following his shift.
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Paul John Sweeney October 20, 1972 Age 26 - ?? Year Veteran Patrolman Sweeney succumbed to injuries and burns received one month earlier when his patrol car was struck from behind and burst into flames.
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William P. Davis April 26, 1979 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran Chief Bailiff for the Superior Court. Cause of death currently unknown.
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William I. JearmanMay 12, 1979 Age 42 - 15 Year Veteran Lieutenant Jearman died of a heart attack while on duty.
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David Bruce PullingNovember 18, 1987 Age 31 - 6 Year Veteran Corporal Pulling was killed during an explosives training exercise in Huntsville, Alabama. Corporal Pulling was attending the course, instructed by the FBI, in order to become a bomb technician for the Delaware State Police.
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Kevin John MallonMarch 20, 1990 Age 24 - 8 Month Veteran Trooper Mallon was killed when he lost control of his patrol car on State Route 16 while en route to a burglary call.
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Gerard Thomas DowdSeptember 11, 1990 Age 29 - 1 Year Veteran Trooper Dowd was killed when his patrol car ran into the side of a tractor trailer while en route to a domestic disturbance call.
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Robert H. Bell September 7, 1993 Age 51 - 20 Year Veteran Corporal Bell died after contracting AIDS from a blood transufion received following a line of duty injury.
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Francis T. Schneible December 20, 1993 Age ?? - ?? Year Veteran Patrolman Schneible succumbed to a shotgun wound sustained 24 years earlier when he was shot while attempting to arrest a shoplifter in downtown Dover on October 9, 1969.
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Vincent A. Julia February 9, 1996 Age 27 - 2 Year Veteran Officer Julia was killed when his patrol car was struck by a dump truck while stopped to help a disabled truck. |
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Sandra Marie WagnerApril 5, 1996 Age 28 - 8 Month Veteran Trooper Wagner was killed after her cruiser was struck by a tractor trailer. Trooper Wagner was making a U-turn to pursue a vehicle when her cruiser was struck.
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Harvey A. Gregg Jr. April 4, 1998 Age 70 - ?? Month Veteran
Chief of Police Gregg died two days after suffering a heart attack while directing traffic for a funeral procession. |
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Frances Marie CollenderFebruary 6, 2001 Age 39 - 4 Year Veteran Corporal Collender was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting at the scene of a previous accident.
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Christopher Michael SheaJuly 18, 2004 Age 31 - 4 Year Veteran Corporal Shea was killed when his cruiser was struck head on by a vehicle being operated by an intoxicated driver.
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Chad Ernest SpicerSeptember 1, 2009 Age 29 - 1 Year Veteran Officer Spicer was killed in the line of duty while trying to apprehend suspects reportedly shooting guns at a McDonalds on Route 113.
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