New Hampshire Police Association
Law Enforcement
Memorial Page
(Listing by DATE of Incident)
The New Hampshire Law Enforcement Monument is located,
in front of the Legislative Office Building (LOB) in Concord, our State's Capitol. |
Tragedy unfortunately is a very real
part of the job.... Every officer, regardless of rank, age, sex,
size of department or any other factor could be called on at any
time to give the ultimate sacrifice. Every officer knows the potential
dangers, yet willingly takes that chance every time they report
for duty. The following Law Enforcement Officers
have given their lives to protect the citizens of the State of
New Hampshire: |
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Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Smith 47 years
old Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 1, 1891 |
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Deputy Sheriff Smith died as a result of a gunshot wound trying to apprehend a horse thief. The circumstances surrounding his death are as follows. In late April, 1891, a salesman arrived at Calefs (a boarding
house) in a very attractive wagon drawn by a pair of beautiful black
horses. The salesman engaged board for himself at Calefs and requested
stabling for his horses. Also staying at Calefs was a young man named
Mr. McArthur. A few days later, after everyone had retired, Mr. McArthur
stole the horses and wagon. Shortly thereafter, a posse of approximately
100 men, led by Deputy Smith, encountered Mr. McArthur. A struggle
ensued and Deputy Smith was shot in the pelvic region, and on May 23,
1891 the deputy died as a result of the wound. |
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Inspector William M. Moher 57 years
old Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Inspector Moher, a 23-year veteran police officer, was a member of the Manchester Police Department. On July 2, 1921, Inspector Moher cornered robbery suspect Oscar Richard in an alley in Manchester. Inspector Moher was shot three times by Richard before Moher was able to mortally wound Richard by shooting him five or six times. On July 3, 1921, Inspector Moher died from his wounds. He left behind a wife, Alice and 5 children; William, Elizabeth, Frances, Mary and Robert |
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Officer Albert L. Colson 55 years
old Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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| At approximately 10:30 p.m., on July 3, 1924, Officer Colson,
along with his friend and neighbor, Arthur C. Bennet, went to the home
of J. Parker McDuffy on Franklin Street. The year before, McDuffy had
been greatly annoyed by some local boys the night before the Fourth
of July, so this night, McDuffy had notified the police that he would
protect himself against any intruders. When the two men arrived, McDuffy was sitting on his steps with a shotgun on his lap. After speaking a few words with him, Colson tried to disarm McDuffy, who pulled out a revolver and fatally shot Colson in the abdomen. Officer Colson died almost instantly. When Mr. Bennett tried to take the shotgun away, he too was shot by McDuffy and died at the hospital a few hours later. McDuffy was persuaded to surrender to police. McDuffy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was confined to the state hospital where he died in 1928. |
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Patrolman James Roche 53 years
old Cause of Death: Gunfire Suspect Info: Thomas Kelly, shot and killed by Officer Roche |
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Patrolman Roche was a 6-year veteran of the Nashua Police Department. Before immigrating to the United States, Patrolman Roche was a constable in Limerick, Ireland. Patrolman Roche succumbed to injuries received three weeks
earlier in a gunfight with a burglary suspect . Patrolman Roche was
attempting to apprehend the suspect in a residence when he was shot
five times. He was able to return fire, fatally wounding the suspect.
Patrolman Roche was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed
to his injuries three weeks later. |
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Sheriff Elect Harry Leavitt 38 years
old Cause of Death: automobile accident |
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Sheriff-Elect Leavitt was the son of E. Forrest Leavitt a former High Sheriff in Carroll County from 1919-1924. Harry M. Leavitt served as a Deputy Sheriff under Sheriff James Welch from 1927 to 1946, rising through the ranks to Chief Deputy. Harry was the youngest Deputy in the history of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. In 1946 Harry M. Leavitt was elected High Sheriff, his term was to start in January of 1947. On December 27, 1946 Harry was returning from a prisoner transport to Concord and was killed in an automobile accident. As a result Harry M. Leavitt never took office as High Sheriff. Sheriff-Elect Leavitt left behind a wife and an 8-year-old son. |
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Trooper Raymond Elliott 26 years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident |
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Trooper Elliot joined the New Hampshire State Police on
July 15, 1946 after serving in the United States Navy during World
War II. Trooper Elliot lived in Groveton, New Hampshire. |
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Trooper Harold B. Johnson 60 years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident |
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Trooper Johnson was born in North Stratford, New Hampshire
in 1888. He spent many years in Groveton, where his parents owned the
Eagle Hotel, and in 1940, he moved to Lancaster. He was first employed
by the State Motor Vehicle Department in 1924. In 1937, Trooper Johnson
became one of the first State Troopers in New Hampshire, wore the No.
1 badge, and was, at the time of his death, the longest serving Trooper
on the force. |
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Chief Andrew T. Malloy 53 years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident |
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Chief Malloy had been a member of the Berlin Police Department
for eleven years and the Lancaster Police Department for two years.
He was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on February 27, 1895. While a
resident of Berlin, Chief Malloy served on the City Council, was a
boxing promoter, and was active in the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross.
He was appointed Chief of the Lancaster Police Department in 1946. |
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Chief Fred T. Towle 52 years
old Cause of Death:Heart Attack-Struggle |
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Chief Towle was the Chief of the Colebrook Police Department.
At the time of his death he was fifty-two years of age and had been
the Chief of the Department for nearly ten years. |
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Officer Michael Latvis Jr 38 years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident Suspect Info: N/A |
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Patrolman Latvis was a four-year veteran of the Nashua
Police Department. |
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Lieutenant Ivan Hayes 52 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack |
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Lieutenant Hayes was born at Center Strafford, New Hampshire
on September 30, 1907. He was married on September 4, 1941, to Louise
MacAllister of Lancaster, New Hampshire who died in 1952. Lieutenant
Hayes became a member of the New Hampshire State Police on July 1,
1937, after being transferred from the Attorney General’s Office.
He was a graduate of Harvard University Medical Legal School and earned
a law degree from LaSalle Extension University. He was also the fingerprint
expert for the New Hampshire State Police. |
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Officer Joseph H. Platt 53 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack - Struggle |
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Officer Platt became a police officer in 1931 . He
was with the Northumberland Police Department from 1955 until the time
of his death. |
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Patrolman Edward C. Graziano 26 years
old Cause of Death: Motorcycle Accident |
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Patrolman Edward (Rocky) Graziano was the first motorcycle officer killed in the line of duty in New Hampshire. He was a member of the Nashua Police Department for three years at the time of his death. He had also served as a member of the Middlesex County Police Department in Massachusetts and as the interim chief of the Durham Police Department. During the early morning hours on August 14, 1964, while
on patrol of the D.W. Highway, Patrolman Graziano’s motorcycle
was struck by a vehicle from the next lane. The vehicle then came into
his lane pinning him beneath it. |
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Conservation Officer William Mooney 42 years
old Cause of Death :Stroke |
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Conservation Officer Mooney was a native of Littleton,
New Hampshire and a veteran of World War II. |
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Conservation Officer Gary Waterhouse 36 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack |
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Conservation Officer Waterhouse was born in Nashua, New
Hampshire and lived in Lancaster at the time of his death. From 1957
to 1963, he was a New Hampshire State Trooper in North Conway and Windham.
He had been a Conservation Officer for five years before his death.
He was a member of the Mt. Washington Lodge 87, F&AM, of North
Conway. |
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Assistant Chief Louis A. Sheets 29 years
old Cause of Death:Automobile Accident |
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Assistant Chief Sheets was a member of the Farmington Police
Department. He joined the force in 1968, after working for the Davidson
Rubber Co. in Farmington. He was a four-year veteran of the United
States Air Force. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was a member
of the Strafford County Law Enforcement Association and the Lebanese
Club in Dover. |
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Officer Robert Devoid 36 years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident |
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Patrolman Devoid was a member of the Berlin Police Department
for two-and one-half years. He was born September 13, 1933, in Berlin,
New Hampshire and was a life long resident. He was a veteran of the
Korean War, a member of the American Legion and the Fraternal Order
of the Eagles Club. He was a member of the New Hampshire Police Association
and the Coos County Law Enforcement Association. He was a graduate
of Berlin High School, Class of 1951. |
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Officer Dorman Wheelock 39years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident |
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Patrolman Wheelock was a member of the Berlin Police Department
for 13 years. He was born April 12, 1930, in Lyme, New Hampshire and
was a life long resident of Berlin. He was a veteran of the Korean
War, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the American Legion.
He was also an Assistant Fire Warden and a member of the New Hampshire
Police Association and the Coos County Law Enforcement Association.
He was a graduate of Berlin High School, Class of 1950. |
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Officer Jerome O. Piet 32 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack-Struggle |
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On May 28, 1970 Gorham Police Department Officers Piet,
Robert Bagley, George Webb and Chief Dooan were on duty. At 11:00 pm
dispatch received a call reporting a disturbance at a local restaurant,
Wood's Restaurant, Main Street by a male subject. He was survived by his wife and two sons. |
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Correctional Officer Robert C. Prescott 27 years
old Cause of Death: Stab Wound |
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Officer Prescott was a guard at the Rockingham County House
of Corrections for two weeks. He was also a Newmarket Police Officer
and a former University of New Hampshire Campus Police Officer. He
was a member of the United States Air Force and attended Dover High
School. He was a resident of Newmarket and a member of the American
Legion. |
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Conservation Officer James Clark II 34 years
old Cause of Death: Stroke |
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Born October 21, 1937, Conservation Officer Clark was a
State Conservation Officer for eight years. He was a native of Worcester,
Massachusetts but had lived in Bristol for twenty-two years. |
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Acting Chief Armand J. Roussel 50 Years Old Cause of Death: Gunshot Weapon Used : Handgun |
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Acting Chief Roussel joined the Nashua Police Department
in 1953 and was appointed Acting Chief on September 25, 1971. He was
born in Nashua on April 6, 1921, and was a life long resident. He served
with the United States Navy in World War II, during which he received
numerous commendations and citations. He was an Honorary New Hampshire
Deputy Sheriff and a member of the Nashua Police Relief Association. |
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Chief Charles Knowles 58 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack-Struggle |
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Chief Knowles was a thirty-year veteran of the Seabrook
Police Department. He was also a fourteen-year veteran of the Rockingham
County Sheriff’s Department. He was born in Seabrook, New Hampshire,
and was a member of the National Chiefs of Police Association and the
Rockingham County Law Enforcement Association. |
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Lieutenant Robert C. Hollis Jr. 47 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack |
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Lieutenant Hollis was a member of the Durham Police Department for twelve years. He was also a Special Police Officer in Portsmouth and New Castle. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts, on November 7, 1927 and was a resident of Dover. After graduating from Medford High School in 1945, he served in the United States Marine Corps. He was a captain of the Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Commandant of Cadets in Portsmouth from 1949-1959. He graduated from the executive accounting program at MacIntosh Business College in Dover in 1952 and served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. |
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Sergeant Paul Brodeur 26 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack |
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Sergeant Paul Brodeur a 19 year veteran the Berlin Police Department was 46 years old at the time of his death. On August 12, 1975, while working the 3 to 11 shift, Sgt. Brodeur and another officer assisted an individual by carrying him in a stretcher chair to a second floor apartment. At approximately 9 p.m., Sgt. Brodeur began experiencing chest pains and drove himself to the hospital. At 5 a.m. the following morning, Sgt. Brodeur pass away of a heart attack. He was survived by his wife, two sons and seven daughters. |
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Officer Ralph W. Miller 25 years
old Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Officer Miller joined the Manchester Police Department
in 1975. He was a native of Manchester and had lived there most of
his life. He was a 1970 graduate of Memorial High School and served
in the United States Navy from 1972 – 1975 before joining the
Department. He was a member of the Manchester Police Relief Association. |
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Trooper Richard F. Champy 32 years
old Cause of Death: Heart Attack - Struggle |
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Trooper Champy was an eight-year veteran of the New Hampshire
State Police and was stationed at Troop D in Bow. He was born in Lawrence,
Massachusetts. He was a K-9 officer and usually traveled with his bloodhound, “Smokey.” He
lived in Newbury, New Hampshire. He was a graduate of Woodbury High
School in Salem and served in the United States Navy in the Vietnam
War. |
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Ptl. Donald R. Kowalski 24 years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident Weapon Used : Stolen Car,operated by a teenager Suspect Info: N/A |
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Patrolman Kowalski joined the Somersworth Police Department
on April 22, 1979. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up
in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1979, he moved with his wife, to Dover,
New Hampshire. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Lynn,
Massachusetts. Prior to becoming a police officer in New Hampshire
he worked for five years as a security officer for Salem Hospital in
Massachusetts. He received an Associates Degree in Law Enforcement
from North Shore Community College in Beverly, Massachusetts and was
a member of the Danvers, Massachusetts Fish and Game Club. |
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Police Supervisor William E. O'Neil
Sr 38 years
old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident Weapon Used : N/A |
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Police Supervisor O’Neil was a six-year veteran of
the Jaffrey Police Department. He also served as a part-time police
officer from 1970 to 1979 for the Rindge Police Department where he
later served as the Chief from 1978-1979. He was born on September
24, 1942, in Peterborough, New Hampshire and lived in Rindge for 17
years. He served in the United States Navy as a Sea-Bee during the
Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion. He graduated from
Conant High School in Jaffrey in 1960. |
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Chief James H. Collins 56 years
old Cause of Death:Heart Attack Weapon Used : N/A |
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Police Chief Collins joined the Hanover Police Department
in 1964 as a patrolman and was promoted to Chief in 1982. He was a
native of Enfield and lived there all his life with the exception of
the years he served in the military. He was a graduate of Enfield High
School and received commander training at Babson College in Wellesley,
Mass. |
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Sgt. Thomas C. Kelly 35 years
old Cause of Death: Exposure to Toxins |
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Sergeant Kelly was a 10-year veteran of the Derry Police
Department whose last assignment was Administrative Sergeant in charge
of training and personnel. He was originally from Brooklyn, NY, but
was a 10 year resident of Londonderry, New Hampshire. He was a graduate
of the University of New York at Oswego. |
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Trooper Joseph E. Gearty 28 years
old Cause of Death:Automobile Accident Weapon Used :N/A |
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Trooper Gearty was a seven-year veteran of the New Hampshire
State Police who was most recently assigned to Troop F in Twin Mountain.
He was born and raised in Norwood, Massachusetts and graduated from
Blue Hills Regional High School in Canton, Massachusetts in 1980. After
high school, he served three years in the United States Army as a military
police officer. At the time of his death he lived in Rumney, New Hampshire
with his wife and son. |
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Trooper Gary Parker 30 years
old Cause of Death:Automobile Accident Weapon Used : N/A |
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Trooper Gary P. Parker was a member of the Wolfeboro Police
Department for six years prior to being hired by the New Hampshire
State Police in 1986. He worked at both Troop B and was later transferred
to Troop E. He was also assigned to the DWI Unit in Concord for some
time. He was born in Tarrytown, New York and spent his early childhood
in Gloucester, Massachusetts before moving to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
He graduated from Kingswood Regional High School and Johnson State
College in Vermont. |
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Chief Ralph C. Brooks 41 Years Old Cause of Death: Heart Attack Weapon Used : N/A |
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Chief Ralph C. Brooks served as Antrim’s police chief
for a brief 6-months before his death. He had previously worked as
a sergeant with the Littleton Police Department. |
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Sgt. James S. Noyes 40 years
old Cause of Death: Gunshot Weapon Used : Rifle |
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Sergeant James Noyes was a 17-year veteran of the New Hampshire State Police. He was 1972 graduate of Haverhill High School in Haverhill, Massachusetts and a 1976 graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Boston and held a B.S. in Sociology. During his tenure with the New Hampshire State Police, he also worked with the Major Crime Unit and Narcotics Unit prior to his assignment in the S.W.A.T. Team. Sergeant Noyes, head of the SWAT team, was at home with
his family when he heard about a standoff in Gilford, New Hampshire,
involving a despondent man who had lost his wife earlier in the year.
The suspect was barricaded in his home. |
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Officer Melvin Keddy 54 Years Old Cause of Death: Automobile Accident Weapon Used : Killed by a Drunk Driver |
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Officer Melvin Keddy was a part-time police officer with
the East Kingston Police Department where he helped establish the D.A.R.E.
program. He also worked part-time for the Rockingham County Sheriff’s
Office. He was born on May 19, 1941, in Lynn, Massachusetts and grew
up in Danvers. |
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Lieutenant Don Eaton 53 Years Old Cause of Death: Heart Attack |
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Lieutenant Eaton joined the Auburn Police Department in
1991, after serving twenty-two years with the New Hampshire State Police.
He served in the United States Marine Corps for eight years. He was
born in Portland, Maine, and had been a resident of Derry, New Hampshire
since 1969. |
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Trooper Leslie G. Lord 45 years
old Cause of Death: Gunshot Weapon Used : Rifle |
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Trooper Lord served as the Pittsburg, New Hampshire, police chief from 1975 – 1987 before becoming employed with the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Bureau of Enforcement. When that agency merged with the New Hampshire State Police in 1996, Lord became a Trooper. He was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on December 10, 1951 and was a 1971 graduate of Pittsburg High School. While in high school, he was one of the first cadets for the Cadet Program of the State Police. He was a deputy fire warden and a member of the Pittsburg Ambulance Corp. Trooper Lord and Trooper Scott Phillips were shot and killed after Trooper Phillips had stopped the suspect for having too much rust on his truck. The suspect immediately exited his vehicle and opened fire on Trooper Phillips with an automatic weapon, wounding him in the hand. Trooper Phillips was able to return fire and emptied his entire magazine but did not wound the suspect, who was wearing a bullet proof vest. Trooper Lord pulled up to the scene without knowing that
shots had been fired and was shot before he even exited his patrol
car. The suspect then returned and shot Trooper Phillips four more
times, execution style, killing him. The suspect then drove into Vermont where he shot and
wounded an officer who attempted to stop him. The officer's life was
saved when a bullet struck his badge and ricocheted off. The suspect
then stopped the patrol car and setup an ambush. Two Vermont state
troopers located the patrol car and approached it with a canine unit.
Upon searching the suspect's land officials found massive caches of booby trapped bomb materials and weapons hidden in underground tunnels. Trooper Lord was the Chief of Police in Pittsburg, New Hampshire, from 1975 to 1987. In 1987, he joined the Bureau of Highway Enforcement, and became a trooper in 1996 when that agency merged with the New Hampshire State Police. He had also been the Fire Chief of his local volunteer fire department. He was survived by his wife and two sons. |
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Trooper Scott E. Phillips 32 years
old Cause of Death: Gunshot Weapon Used : Rifle; Automatic |
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Trooper Phillips joined the New Hampshire State police in 1990. He was born in Hyannis, Massachusetts on January 4, 1965 and was raised in Lancaster, New Hampshire. He served in the United States Army Military Police Corps and was stationed in Panama from 1985 to 1989. He was an avid runner and took part in the annual Special Olympics Torch Run as well as being on the 21st Century Committee for the town of Colebrook. On August 19, 1997, in Colebrook, Trooper Phillips and Trooper Leslie Lord were shot and killed after Trooper Phillips had stopped the suspect for having too much rust on his truck. The suspect immediately exited his vehicle and opened fire on Trooper Phillips with an automatic weapon, wounding him in the hand. Trooper Phillips was able to return fire and emptied his entire magazine but did not wound the suspect, who was wearing a bullet proof vest. Trooper Lord pulled up to the scene without knowing that shots had been fired and was shot before he even exited his patrol car. The suspect then returned and shot Trooper Phillips four more times, execution style, killing him. He then stole Trooper Phillips patrol car and drove to the office of a local newspaper where he shot and killed a part-time judge, with whom he had a long standing grudge, and a newspaper editor who had tried to intervene. The suspect then drove into Vermont where he shot and wounded an officer who attempted to stop him. The officer's life was saved when a bullet struck his badge and ricocheted off. The suspect then stopped the patrol car and setup an ambush. Two Vermont state troopers located the patrol car and approached it with a canine unit. The canine alerted the troopers to the suspect who was in an ambush position on a nearby hill, giving the officers an opportunity to take cover as the suspect opened fire on them from the hill. Three other officers were all shot and wounded in the final shootout with the suspect at that location. Upon searching the suspect's land officials found massive caches of booby trapped bomb materials and weapons hidden in underground tunnels. He was survived by his wife, son and daughter. |
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Officer Jeremy T. Charron 24 Years Old Cause of Death: Gunshot Weapon Used : Handgun |
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Officer Charron was a member of the Epsom Police Department
since November 9, 1996. He was born in Concord, New Hampshire on March
18, 1973, and grew up in Hillsborough. He was a 1992 graduate of Hillsborough-Deering
High School and was class president. He served in the United States
Marine Corps from 1992 – 1996. Although he was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, one
of the bullets struck Officer Charron in an unprotected area and he
died from his wounds. He was 24 years old. |
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Officer Michael Briggs 35 years
old Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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On the Night of October 16, 2006 at about 2:45 a.m. Bicycle Patrol Officer Michael Briggs, 35 and Officer John Breckinridge his partner were on bicycle patrol and want to the area of Lincoln Street, between Lake Avenue and Central Street in Manchester to investigate reports of gunshots being fired during a domestic incident. Briggs and the other officer were looking for Michael "Stix" Addison, 26, of Manchester, when they spotted him with another man. Addison turned and allegedly shot Briggs, in the head. Briggs was taken by ambulance to Elliot Hospital where he was listed in critical and "very grave" condition. Officer Briggs died from his wounds the next day, October 17,2006. About 15 hours after the shooting, Addison, of Manchester was arrested at his grandmother's house in Dorchester section of Boston MA. Manchester Police escorted Addison back to the Queen City on November 6, 2006 after he waived extradition at the district court in Dorchester, Mass.. Addison was arranged in Manchester District Court on Capital Murder charge in the slaying of Officer Michael Briggs. Briggs was one of four Manchester officers honored last year with New Hampshire Hero Awards. On July 25, 2004, the four helped 19 people escape a burning apartment building at 418 Union St., a few blocks from where he was gunned down. He has been with the department for five years and previously worked as a correctional officer at the Valley Street jail. He also had worked part-time for the Epsom Police Department from 1996 to 2001. |
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Cpl. Bruce McKay III 48 years
old Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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6:30 p.m. on May 11, 2007 Corporal Bruce McKay, a 12 year veteran of the Franconia Police Department pulled over a 1984 Toyota Celica for speeding and a problem with the cars registration, the initial stop happened on Route 116 in Franconia. The vehicle was being driven by Liko Kenney, 24, of Franconia, also in the front passenger seat was a friend and co-worker of Kenney's. Kenney asked for another officer to handle the traffic stop when he saw it was Corporal McKay who pulled him over. Kenny had been convicted in the past for assault on a police officer, Corporal McKay. Corporal McKay refused to call another officer to handle his motor vehicle stop and at that time Kenney drove off. Corporal McKay called his dispatcher, requesting backup and gave pursuit. Approximately a mile and a half later on route 116. Corporal McKay pulled his cruiser ahead of Kenney's car forcing him to stop. Corporal McKay then backed his cruiser into Kenney's Toyota pushing it off the road and preventing Kenney from driving off. Corporal McKay walked up to the driver's side of the Toyota and pepper sprayed both Kenney and the passenger. For an unknown reason Corporal McKay turned to walk back to his cruiser. At this time Kenney fired his Colt 45 at Corporal McKay hitting him four times in the "upper trunk". It's reported that Corporal McKay was not wearing a bullet resistant vests. Corporal McKay collapsed in the road and then Kenney ran over him with the Toyota. McKay cruiser had a videotaping system installed,which recorded the incident. The video recording shows Corporal McKay being shot by Kenny and that the Corporal had not drawn his weapon. Gregory Floyd, 49, a former Marine, witnessed the shooting and came to the office's aide. Floyd positioned his pickup truck to shield the fallen officer. Floyd retrieved the corporal's 45 caliber gun and ordered Kenney to drop his gun. When Kenney failed to comply with the order, Floyd shot and killed Kenney. The Attorney General of New Hampshire has ruled that Floyd's actions appear to be a "justified use of deadly force". Corporal McKay had an upcoming wedding planned for early July 2007. He leaves behind a 10-year old daughter and a 14-year old step-daughter from a previous marriage. |
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