Fallen Heroes
The 91 names listed here are Officers killed in the line of duty in the Central PA C.O.P.S. region. To view information on any Officer please click on their name. You will be re-routed to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
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| COUNTY | OFFICER NAME | OFFICER DEPARTMENT | E.O.W. | INCIDENT |
| ADAMS | TROOPER FRANCIS L. HALEY | PSP | 10/14/1924 | Gunfire |
| ADAMS | TROOPER JOSEPH WILLIAMS | PSP | 10/8/1938 | Vehicle Strike |
| ADAMS | TROOPER CHARLES CRAVEN | PSP | 10/11/1938 | Vehicle Strike |
| ADAMS | CHIEF CHARLES ROCHE | Abbottstown PD | 3/5/1977 | Vehicle Assualt |
| ADAMS | JAMES A. REDDING | New Oxford Boro. PD | 10/22/1978 | Vehicle Pursuit |
| ADAMS | SGT. MICHAEL C. WEIGAND | Latimore Twp. PD | 9/14/2008 | Motorcycle |
| ADAMS | W.C.O. DAVID GROVE | PA GAME COMMISSION | 11/11/2010 | Gunfire |
| BLAIR | CONSTABLE MICHAEL MCGINLEY | Altoona, PD | 10/10/1915 | Gunfire |
| BLAIR | PATROLMAN WILLIAM STEPHENS | Altoona, PD | 1/5/1920 | Vehicle Strike |
| BLAIR | THOMAS W. BUCK | Altoona, PD | 2/1/1931 | Auto Accident |
| BLAIR | ROBERT JACOB BIGELOW | Altoona, PD | 12/9/1933 | Auto Accident |
| BLAIR | RONALD J. TUREK | Blair Township PD | 3/27/1985 | Gunfire |
| BLAIR | C.O. THOMAS LUKE BRANNIGAN | Blair County Prison | 1/15/1992 | Heart Attack |
| CENTRE | CPL. JOSEPH FULTON | PSP - Bellefonte | 6/4/1936 | Motorcycle |
| CENTRE | RONALD D. SEYMORE | Bellefonte PD | 10/19/1971 | Gunfire |
| CENTRE | CORPORAL JOHN S. VALENT | PSP | 12/9/1971 | Gunfire |
| CENTRE | TROOPER CLINTON CRAWFORD | PSP-TROOP S | 8/17/1987 | Vehicle Strike |
| CENTRE | TROOPER JOHN ANDRULEWICZ | PSP - State College | 5/9/1988 | Auto Accident |
| CLINTON | CHIEF PHILIP PAUL | Renovo PD | 3/13/1889 | Gunfire |
| CLINTON | P. JOSEPH DEEGHAN | Clinton Co. Sheriff's Dept. | 3/5/1904 | Gunfire |
| CLINTON | ROBERT W. PROBST | Lock Haven PD | 8/22/1934 | Gunfire |
| CUMBERLAND | GEORGE MARTIN | Carlisle PD | 4/8/1893 | Gunfire |
| CUMBERLAND | M. ROY HAMLIN | Camp Hill PD | 5/23/1925 | Motorcycle |
| CUMBERLAND | CHIEF JAMES ALBERT WELCH | New Cumberland PD | 2/23/1928 | Bomb |
| CUMBERLAND | TROOPER DEAN ZEIGLER | PSP Troop A-2 Harrisburg | 10/17/1942 | Auto Accident |
| CUMBERLAND | HOMER REED GILBERT | Mechanicsburg PD | 1/26/1943 | Heart Attack |
| CUMBERLAND | TROOPER CHARLES STANSKI | PSP -Silver Springs Twp. | 1/23/1958 | Vehicle Pursuit |
| CUMBERLAND | HARRY F. HARTMAN JR | East Pennsboro PD | 12/21/1970 | Vehicle Strike |
| CUMBERLAND | CPL. PAUL JAMES WALTERS | Silver Springs PD | 1/19/1975 | Vehicle Strike |
| CUMBERLAND | RICHARD STANLEY PHELPS | Lemoyne Boro PD | 7/11/1989 | Vehicle Pursuit |
| CUMBERLAND | WILLIS JOHN COLE | New Cumberland PD | 8/19/1994 | Gunfire |
| DAUPHIN | CHARLES HUMPHREY | Harrisburg Police Bureau | 9/5/1907 | Animal Related |
| DAUPHIN | LEWIS C. HIPPLE | Harrisburg Police Bureau | 6/23/1916 | Gunfire |
| DAUPHIN | MELVIN W. KEPFORD | Harrisburg Police Bureau | 10/30/1918 | Vehicle Strike |
| DAUPHIN | TROOPER MARTIN HANAHOE | PSP - Troop A Harrisburg | 2/27/1927 | Vehicle Assualt |
| DAUPHIN | TROOPER THOMAS LIPKA | PSP - Harrisburg | 4/3/1927 | Auto Accident |
| DAUPHIN | TROOPER VINCENT HASSEN | PSP Troop A Harrisburg | 12/27/1927 | Motorcycle |
| DAUPHIN | TROOPER ANDREW MILLER | PSP - Troop A Harrisburg | 4/1/1928 | Motorcycle |
| DAUPHIN | TROOPER JAY PROOF | PSP - Troop A Harrisburg | 8/29/1928 | Vehicle Assualt |
| DAUPHIN | TROOPER CHARLES HOUSEHOLDER | PSP - Troop A Harrisburg | 8/20/1933 | Vehicle Assualt |
| DAUPHIN | CLOYD L. HEARN | Harrisburg Police Bureau | 11/13/1934 | Vehicle Assualt |
| DAUPHIN | TROOPER JOHN DITKOSKY | PSP - Troop A Harrisburg | 7/24/1950 | Auto Accident |
| DAUPHIN | BARRY P. KARPER | Harrisburg Police Bureau | 7/20/1963 | Vehicle Pursuit |
| DAUPHIN | JOSEPH J. O'SHURA | Harrisburg Police Bureau | 7/20/1963 | Vehicle Pursuit |
| DAUPHIN | CPL. JOHN R. CHRISTIAN JR. | Harrisburg Police Bureau | 4/18/1978 | Gunfire |
| DAUPHIN | JAMES L. PRIETO | PA Capitol PD | 4/19/1991 | Heart Attack |
| DAUPHIN | SGT. JAMES NELSON | Susquehanna PD | 2/19/2008 | Stroke |
| FRANKLIN | WILLIAM DAYWALT | Waynesboro PD | 2/4/1914 | Gunfire |
| FRANKLIN | TROOPER JOHN SIMOSON | PSP Troop F | 12/1/1937 | Motorcycle |
| FULTON | SGT. TIMOTHY MCCARTHY | PSP | 5/12/1931 | Gunfire |
| FULTON | TROOPER FREDERICK SUTTON | PSP Troop A-2 Harrisburg | 1/3/1940 | Gunfire |
| HUNTINGDON | D. FRANK PINCIN | Mt. Union Borough PD | 5/31/1931 | Gunfire |
| HUNTINGDON | AGENT TERRY ANDERSON | FBI HUNTINGDON | 5/17/1966 | Gunfire |
| LYCOMING | THOMAS SANFORD HUGHES | Williamsport PD | 9/5/1906 | Assault |
| LYCOMING | JOHN PATRICK MALONEY | Williamsport PD | 3/13/1907 | Gunfire |
| LYCOMING | CAPT. JASPER H. FINCHER | Williamsport PD | 2/15/1930 | Assault |
| LYCOMING | CHIEF HENRY S. HAND | Montgomery Boro PD | 12/13/1938 | Gunfire |
| LYCOMING | TROOPER GEORGE YASHUR | PSP Troop D Williamsport | 4/1/1940 | Vehicle Strike |
| LYCOMING | FISH WARDEN RAYMOND L. SCHROLL JR | Fish & Boat Commission | 4/4/1958 | Drowning |
| LYCOMING | TROOPER GARY ROSENBERGER | PSP Troop F Montoursville | 12/12/1970 | Gunfire |
| LYCOMING | TROOPER JOSEPH WELSCH | PSP - Troop F Montoursville | 9/13/1977 | Gunfire |
| LYCOMING | SGT. ARTHUR LEE HERSHEY | PSP - Troop F Montoursville | 11/3/1999 | Vehicle Strike |
| MIFFLIN | ROBERT W. MCCORMICK | Lewistown Boro PD | 1/9/1974 | Heart Attack |
| MONTOUR | TROOPER JOHN FESSLER | PSP- Troop E Harrisburg | 4/23/1937 | Gunfire |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | KEEPER MICHAEL DORAN | PA Dept. of Corrections | 5/31/1884 | Assault |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | CHIEF W. J. KERSTETTER | Sunbury PD | 2/12/1913 | Gunfire |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | SPECIAL OFFICER PETER KOZLOWSKI | Mt. Carmel Boro PD | 8/9/1921 | Gunfire |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | C.O. JOHN TAYLOR COAX | PA Dept. of Corrections | 2/11/1924 | Gunfire |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | DEPUTY WARDEN JOHN PIEPER | PA Dept. of Corrections | 2/11/1924 | Gunfire |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | C.O. CHARLES ROBERT ELDER | PA Dept. of Corrections | 8/9/1954 | Stabbing |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | SHERIFF JAMES R. LAUER | Northumberland C. Sheriff | 5/27/1959 | Gunfire |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | C.O. CLIFFORD J. GROGAN | PA Dept. of Corrections | 11/12/1965 | Stabbing |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | C. EMPLOYEE STEVEN P. ARY SR. | PA Dept. of Corrections | 9/16/1973 | Stabbing |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | CAPT. WALTER L. PETERSON | PA Dept. of Corrections | 12/10/1973 | Assault |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | C. EMPLOYEE EDWARD L. BOYER | PA Dept. of Corrections | 6/5/1977 | Assault |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | CAPT. FELIX MOKYCHIC | PA Dept. of Corrections | 3/20/1979 | Assault |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | LT. FRANCIS WM. WILT JR. | PA Dept. of Corrections | 5/20/1980 | Heart Attack |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | CPL. DAVID W. WITMER | Shamokin City PD | 11/13/1983 | Gunfire |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | C.O. DAVID HIRAM BOWSER JR. | PA Dept. of Corrections | 11/13/2002 | Vehicle Strike |
| PERRY | CONSTABLE THOMAS ULSH | PA State Constable - Perry Co. | 9/1/1921 | Gunfire |
| SNYDER | CHARLES E. ATTIG | Shamokin Dam PD | 6/10/1983 | Gunfire |
| UNION | GORDON F. HUFNAGLE | Lewisburg PD | 6/21/1972 | Drowning |
| YORK | CURTIS D. SOWERS | North York Boro PD | 5/21/1929 | Gunfire |
| YORK | HENRY CLINTON SCHAAD | York City PD | 8/1/1969 | Gunfire |
| YORK | DEPUTY EDWARD EUGENE SCHROEDER | York County Sheriff Dept | 1/10/2005 | Heart Attack |
| YORK | DAVID D TOME | Northern York Regional PD | 10/21/2008 | Vehicle Strike |
| UNKNOWN | JOHN F. GIBBONS JR. | PA Liquor Control Board | 11/26/1968 | Auto Accident |
| UNKNOWN | LAND MGMT OFFICER WOODROW PORTZLINE | PA Game Commission | 10/24/1973 | Heart Attack |
| UNKNOWN | CARL E. HETRICK | PA Liquor Control Board | 4/16/1974 | Auto Accident |
| UNKNOWN | GEORGE R. FLINKO | PA Liquor Control Board | 3/14/1976 | Auto Accident |
| UNKNOWN | NARCOTIC AGENT CHARLES M. HOLMES | PA Attorney General Office | 4/11/1995 | Auto Accident |