Fallen Officers

Below you will find links to each of the fallen officers that have been remembered through this memorial. You can read more about them and even leave a response on their wall. We encourage you leave any thoughts, prayers, memories and anything else you want to put in memory of these heroes.

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Officer Edwin J. Fisher

June 1, 1955

Officer Edwin J. Fisher was stabbed to death at Utah State Prison.

Officer Harold A. Peterson, Sr.

October 27, 1954

Officer Harold A. Peterson, Sr. was killed in a traffic accident.

Deputy Leon A. May

April 11, 1953

On April 11, Deputy Leon A. May and other law enforcement officers were searching the Bear River for the body of man missing for a week.

Detective Owen T. Farley

May 23, 1951

Detective Owen T. Farley was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.

Sergeant Wesley Rosette

January 31, 1951

Sergeant Wesley Rosette was killed in a traffic accident while on a prisoner extradition in Utah.

Sergeant Thomas W. Stroud

January 5, 1951

Sergeant Thomas W. Stroud was accidentally killed at the Salt Lake City Police station.

Marshal Alonzo T. Larsen

October 15, 1945

Marshal Alonzo T. Larsen was shot and killed after serving only a month as a law enforcement officer.

Patrolman Franklin D. Schaerrer

July 22, 1945

Patrolman Franklin D. Schaerrer died of surgical complications five days after suffering a massive hernia while attempting to lift a vehicle involved in a traffic accident near Payson.

Officer Clarence M. Bean

May 1, 1945

Officer Clarence M. Bean died of injuries suffered ten months earlier during an arrest.

Sheriff Samuel M. Bliss

April 23, 1945

Sheriff Samuel M. Bliss was shot and killed while attempting to capture a murder suspect.

Detective Hoyt L. Gates

February 11, 1941

Detective Hoyt L. Gates was mortally wounded while responding to an unknown disturbance in an Ogden grocery store at 24th Street and Grant Avenue.

Sheriff William L. Black

August 22, 1936

Sheriff William L. Black was murdered during a water dispute in Ferron.

Sheriff John H. Cottam

June 2, 1936

Sheriff John H. Cottam died while assisting with the relocation of a heavy safe from one office to another in the Washington County Courthouse.

Officer Blaine L. Baxter

September 4, 1935

Officer Blaine L. Baxter was killed in a motorcycle accident while enforcing speed limits in Salt Lake City.

Officer Joseph H. Quigley

July 22, 1935

Officer Joseph H. Quigley was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two gasoline thieves.