by 100Clubillinois | Feb 11, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Jessie J. Brown was shot and killed trying to disarm a gunman. Officer Brown responded to a call of a “man with a shotgun”. He found a man brandishing a shotgun and a revolver, threatening to kill several people in a domestic dispute. During a struggle between...
by 100Clubillinois | Jan 1, 1975 | Fallen Heroes
Officers Donald E. Andrews and Daniel E. Howard were killed in a traffic accident responding to an emergency call when another squad car collided with theirs at 43rd and Michigan. He was survived by his daughter.
by 100Clubillinois | Dec 23, 1974 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Harl G. Meister, was shot to death in a robbery attempt at 5601 South Cicero Avenue. His 8-year old son was shot in the jaw and shoulder during the attack. Officer Meister was able to draw his revolver and fire before he was killed. One 16-year old suspect was...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 21, 1974 | Fallen Heroes
Deputy Joseph Law was shot and killed while attempting to take action during an off-duty robbery in his apartment building at 4845 South Federal Street in Chicago. Deputy Law and another man were confronted in an elevator by three armed suspects. Deputy Law was shot...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 20, 1974 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Thomas J. Glynn suffered a fatal heart attack following a struggle with an offender during an arrest. Officer Glynn was a 21-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department and a veteran of the United States Marine Corp; his wife and seven children survive...
by 100Clubillinois | Aug 5, 1974 | Fallen Heroes
Sergeant Otha LeMons was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Sergeant LeMons observed three armed men enter a lounge and announce a robbery. As Sergeant LeMons attempted to prevent the crime, one of the gunmen fired his weapon, fatally wounding him.
