 Since 1895 there have been 29 Tampa Police Officers killed in
the line of duty. These honorable names shall never be forgotten. They are our history.
They have made the ultimate sacrifice for the citizens of Tampa.
Since the first recorded police death in 1792, there have
been more than 17,000 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
The
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C.
bears the names of more than 14,000 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who
have been killed in the line of duty. During 2007, 186 police officers across
America have been lost in the performance of their duties, compared with 145 police
officers in 2006.
On average, one police officer is killed in the line of duty every
53 hours. More than 56,000 law enforcement officers are assaulted each year,
resulting in over 16,000 injuries annually.
Read the Chief's Remarks
he made at the May 6, 2009 TPD Memorial Service.
Roll Call of Honor
Officer John (Jack) McCormick |
September 26, 1895 |
| Captain Samuel J. Carter |
June 2, 1905 |
| Marshal Joseph Walker |
September 15, 1915 |
| Officer James Ronco |
May 27, 1916 |
| Patrolman Juan Nales |
July 18, 1920 |
| Officer Henry R. Lett |
September 24, 1922 |
| Detective Thomas M. Chevis |
April 7, 1938 |
| Officer Bryan A. Reese |
August 29, 1935 |
| Detective Joe Nance |
October 1, 1939 |
| Vice Chief Arthur L. Berry |
January 31, 1941 |
| Detective Lester H. Henley |
April 11, 1941 |
| Officer Richard S. Booth |
November 28, 1943 |
| Officer Morris D. Lopez |
July 9, 1949 |
| Officer Carl F. Chastain |
February 12, 1958 |
| Officer Rolla L. Standau |
November 29, 1963 |
| Officer William D. Krikava |
January 1, 1965 |
| Corporal John R. Collier |
December 5, 1970 |
| Detective Kenneth D. Berlin, Jr. |
September 27, 1975 |
| Sergeant Richard Lee Cloud |
October 23, 1975 |
| Officer Anthony W. Williams |
November 3, 1975 |
| Detective Gerald A. Rauft |
July 24, 1981 |
| Sergeant Gary S. Pricher |
November 4, 1983 |
| Officer Porfirio Soto, Jr. |
December 30, 1988 |
| Officer Norris Epps, Jr. |
January 18, 1995 |
Detective Randy Bell&
Detective Ricky Childers |
May 19, 1998 |
| Master Police Officer Lois Marrero |
July 6, 2001 |
| Detective Juan Serrano |
February 25, 2006 |
| Corporal Michael Roberts |
August 19, 2009 |
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