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Officer Jerad M. Lindsey
Officer Jerad Lindsey died on October 28, 2020, as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty. Click to hear audio (opens in a new window)
Sergeant Craig V. Johnson
Died June 30, 2020 of his injuries after being shot while assisting Officer Aurash Zarkeshan on a traffic stop on June 29th, 2020. The driver refused to obey repeated verbal commands to exit his car ...
Senior Police Officer Dick V. Hobson, Jr.
Died June 11, 1996 when a foot pursuit and coordinated search for an armed robbery suspect led to a dark alley in downtown Tulsa. Officer Hobson entered the alley with his K-9 dog and fellow K-9 offic...
Officer Constantine G. "Gus" Spanos
Died April 23, 1993 as a result of a gunshot wound he received during an early morning car stop on April 22. About 1:48 a.m., Officer Spanos stopped a car at 5800 N. Cincinnati Ave. His backing office...
Officer James A. "Bert" Slay
Died Nov. 10, 1986 as the result of a vehicle accident. Officer Slay was writing parking tickets when his police vehicle apparently disengaged itself from park and began rolling forward, pinning him b...
Officer Chance F. Whiteman III
Died March 26, 1982 when the police helicopter he was piloting crashed while assisting patrol units during a pursuit. Radio contact was lost with the helicopter during the pursuit. The helicopter stru...
Officer Kelly L. Smythe
Died March 26, 1982 when the police helicopter he was riding in as an observer crashed while assisting patrol units during a pursuit. Radio contact was lost with the helicopter during the pursuit. The...
Officer Fabrienne M. Van Arsdell
Died July 25, 1981 when her patrol car was rammed from behind by a drunk driver. She stopped a drunk driver at 6300 S. Lewis Avenue. While she was sitting in her car running a records check, ano...
Sergeant Donald L. Byerley
Died Dec. 15, 1980 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. He stopped a vehicle on I-244 and a drunk driver struck his vehicle from behind. Sergeant Byerley remained in a coma for ...
Officer Carl V. "Poncho" Kime, Jr.
Died Nov. 5, 1979 as a result of a shotgun wound he received while searching a building that had been burglarized. The building’s security guard observed Officer Kime’s silhouette through a pegb...
Auxiliary Officer Glen Truman Wortham
Died July 15, 1973 as a result of a heart attack resulting from an extended struggle with a stabbing suspect. After numerous struggles with the suspect, the suspect kicked Officer Wortham in his chest...
Sergeant J. Thurman Spybuck
Died April 3, 1971 as a result of a gunshot wound he received while assisting in the service of a search warrant. The armed suspect exited the residence and confronted Sergeant Spybuck. The two exchan...
Officer George Lee Brady
Died April 3, 1963 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. While chasing a speeding vehicle, another vehicle pulled out in front of him causing him to go left of center. This resul...
Officer Hugh C. Greer
Died April 27, 1962 as a result of a gunshot wound he received when he and Officer Ray Burch approached two burglary suspects. One of the suspects grabbed Officer Greer’s pistol, killing Officer Greer...
Officer Thomas Ernest Milstead
Died Nov. 30, 1960 as a result of a gunshot wound. The suspect entered the dog pound and he and Officer Milstead got into an argument over a dog. The suspect went home, got a pistol, returned, and sho...
Officer Leroy E. Cowles
Died Sept. 8, 1961 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. He was in pursuit of a speeding vehicle when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle that pulled out in front of him...
Officer Alan F. Yerton
Died December 25, 1959 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. While enroute to a local hospital, his vehicle collided with another vehicle that pulled out in front of him. The sus...
Corporal Nelson F. Williams
Died June 1, 1958 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. His vehicle collided with another vehicle that ran a red light. The intoxicated suspect was arrested Click to hear audio&...
Officer Wallace Eugene Casey
Died May 12, 1957 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. His motorcycle collided with another vehicle that pulled out in front of him. The suspect left the scene of the accident a...
Detective Cornelius W. White
Died May 17, 1951 as a result of gunshot wounds he received while transporting a rape suspect to jail. The suspect was killed in a shoot-out with police. Click to hear audio (opens in a new wind...
Officer James S. Peters
Died April 14, 1949 as a result of gunshot wounds he received while searching a lumberyard. He walked in on a burglary in progress and was shot by one or more burglary suspects. His murder still remai...
Officer Claude S. Lynch
Died Nov. 28, 1948 while assisting another officer who was struggling with a prisoner in a police car. He and Officer Henry Johnson arrested a man for discharging a firearm. The suspect grabbed ...
Officer Lawrence M. Inman
Died March 13, 1947 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision on Jan. 15. While enroute to investigate a hijacking, the vehicle in which he was a passenger collided with a vehicle tha...
Sergeant Ray F. Cowan
Died Feb. 4, 1947 from a blow to the head he received while helping an officer who was fighting with a prisoner. He died six months after retirement. His death was attributed to the head injury. Clic...
Detective Ben H. Johnston
Died January 3, 1947 from gunshot wounds he received while he and Detective Cormack were arresting two men who were suspects in the death of Officer Jerry St. Clair. They approached the suspect ...
Detective Sylvester R. Cormack
Died Sept. 12, 1946 while he and Detective Ben Johnston were arresting two men who were suspects in the death of Officer Jerry St. Clair. They approached the suspect vehicle at 1500 ...
Detective Gerald M. St. Clair
Died Sept. 2, 1946 as a result of a gunshot wound he received while pursuing an armed robbery suspect. The suspect shot over his shoulder striking Detective St. Clair who was in his car. The suspect w...
Officer Walter C. Busch
Died Oct. 10, 1944 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. His motorcycle collided with another vehicle that pulled out in front of him. Click to hear audio (opens in a new w...
Officer Lawrence Leroy "Shorty" Rogers
Died March 16, 1941 as a result of a gunshot wound he received when he and other officers were responding to a scene where M.K.T. Railroad Special Agent W.S. Wooten had been shot and killed. Upon arri...
Officer Edward W. Von Holten
Died March 24, 1937 from an accidental gunshot wound. As he began his shift, he intended to drive police matron Stella Geise to her residence. He reached into the back seat to move a double barr...
Officer Walter N. Clark
Died Dec. 10, 1936 as a result of gunshot wounds he received November 5 when he approached a forgery suspect in a drug store. The suspect was killed in a shoot-out with police. Click to hear audio&nb...
Detective Lawrence B. Mitchell
Died July 22, 1934 as a result of gunshot wounds he received when he and Detective W. L. Martin approached a suspicious person in a vehicle. The suspect began firing his pistol killing Detective Mitch...
Detective Henry C. Morrison
Died April 23, 1933 as a result of gunshot wounds he received while transporting an auto theft suspect to jail. A fight ensued and the suspect gained control of Detective Morrison’s pistol and shot hi...
Detective James A. Woolley
Died Jan. 23, 1931 as a result of a gunshot wound he received when he and Detective William Woolley approached a robbery suspect in a vehicle. As he approached the vehicle, the suspect fired a single ...
Officer William Sydney Brooks
Died Dec. 31, 1930 as a result of injuries he received in a traffic collision. He was following an ambulance to a hospital when his motorcycle collided with a truck and trailer that pulled onto the ro...
Officer Robert Jackson
Died on Oct. 31, 1927 as a result of gunshot wounds he received while investigating a family disturbance on N. Greenwood Avenue. As Officer Jackson approached the residence, the suspect stepped ...
Officer Robert Donnelly
Died on Feb. 26, 1922 as a result of a gunshot wound he received when he and Bicycle Officer L. R. Granger stopped a vehicle suspected of transporting alcohol. One of the suspects exited the vehicle a...
Officer Ed Yoakum
Died October 27, 1920 as a result of a gunshot wound. He responded to a burglary in progress where a suspect was apprehended coming out of a house. The resident, not fully awakened, saw Officer Yoakum...
Detective William Charles Meachum
Died June 8, 1920 as the result of a gunshot wound. Detective W.C. Meachum was technically not a member of the police department when was shot. The incident occurred about 3:45 A.M. near Archer and Ma...
Officer Glenn Allison
Died on Feb. 7, 1918 from a head injury he received while taking two prisoners to jail from the Cosden Refinery. The prisoner in the back seat struck Officer Allison over the head with a tire pu...
Sergeant John Herrod
Died November 9, 1917 as the result of an accidental gunshot wound when his pistol accidentally fell out of its holster. He was the first Tulsa Police Officer to die in the line of duty. Click to hea...
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