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On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:16 AM, Police Officer Peter Jerving and his partner were in the area of S. 14th<\/sup> & W. Cleveland looking for a known robbery suspect.\u00a0 Officers located the robbery suspect and a struggle ensued in which the suspect fired shots striking Officer Peter Jerving.\u00a0 Officer Jerving discharged his firearm striking the suspect.\u00a0 Officer Jerving was transported to Froedtert Hospital for treatment and later succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n Officer Jerving was 37 years of age and a life long resident of the City of Milwaukee. He was a four year veteran assigned to Police District #4. Officer Jerving was a recipient of a Milwaukee Police Lifesaving Award in 2022 for heroically providing lifesaving care to a shooting victim during extremely dangerous conditions.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"2021-2040","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Lifesaving Award","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lifesaving-award.png"}],"badgeNumber":"3422","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Mark S. Lentz","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/mark-lentz-1.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 26, 2001","deceased":"September 18, 2019","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Officer-lentz_tied_all720p.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Officer-Mark-Lentz.jpg","information":" On August 3, 2017, Police Officer Mark S. Lentz sustained injuries, when his police motorcycle was intentionally struck by a vehicle from behind as he attempted to stop another car near the intersection of North 27th<\/sup> Street and West Clybourn Street. The drivers of both stolen vehicles were associates and involved in committing robberies prior to being pulled over.<\/p>\n Officer Lentz remained under medical care until his passing, on September 18th<\/sup>, 2019, due to complications related to his injury.<\/p>\n Officer Lentz had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for 18 years and served on the Motorcycle Unit. \u00a0He was awarded the Purple Valor Star Award.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1991-2020","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Purple Valor Star Award","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Purple-Star-Combat.png"}],"badgeNumber":"1763","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Matthew Rittner","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Officer-Matthew-Rittner.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"December 10, 2001","deceased":"February 6, 2019","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/officer_rittner_10_24_23v2-1080p.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Matthew-Rittner.jpg","information":" On Wednesday, February 6th, 2019, at about 9:17 a.m., the Milwaukee Police Department\u2019s Tactical Enforcement Unit responded to the 2900 block of South 12th Street to conduct a search warrant. The target of the search warrant was wanted for the illegal sale of firearms and drugs. While conducting the search warrant, officers announced themselves as police at which time the suspect fired several rounds. Officer Matthew Rittner was struck by gunfire and transported to Froedtert Hospital, where he unfortunately succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"Officer Rittner was 35 years old. He began his career as a police aide in 2001 and had dedicated 17 years of his life to the Milwaukee Police Department and to the City of Milwaukee. He was a tenured member of the Tactical Enforcement Unit and a veteran of the United States Marines Corps. Officer Rittner is a beloved member of our agency and has received a number of medals and awards.","dateRange":"1991-2020","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Medal of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Medal-of-honor-1.png"},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Purple Valor Award","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Purple-Star.png"}],"badgeNumber":"1286","militaryService":"US Marine Corps","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USMC.png","education":null},{"name":"Michael Michalski","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MichaelMichalski-e1583786091555.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"February 19, 2001","deceased":"July 25, 2018","video":"","image":"","information":" The Milwaukee Police Department expresses sympathy to the family of Police Officer Michael Michalski, who passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at the age of 52. Officer Michalski lost his life that evening as he was attempting to locate and arrest an armed felon.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"Police Officer Michalski was appointed to the Department on February 19, 2001. He was first assigned to District Two, where he remained until 2007. He then joined the Neighborhood Task Force \u2013 Street Crimes Unit and later transferred to South Investigations Division \u2013 Fugitive Apprehension Unit. His final tour of duty was in the Criminal Investigation Bureau \u2013 Special Investigations Division.","dateRange":"1991-2020","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Medal of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Medal-of-honor-1.png"},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Purple Valor Award","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Purple-Star.png"}],"badgeNumber":"3014","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Charles G. Irvine Jr.","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CharlesIrvine-Jr.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"August 4, 2014","deceased":"June 7, 2018\u00a0","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Officer-Irvine.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Charles-Irvine.jpg","information":" Police Officer Charles G. Irvine Jr. died on June 7, 2018 as a result of a crash of his squad car on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side.\u00a0 Officer Irvine and his partner were involved in the pursuit of a reckless vehicle at which time the squad crashed near N. 76th Street and W. Silver Spring Drive.\u00a0 The officers were transported to Froedtert Hospital with serious injuries. Officer Irvine died as a result of his injuries despite the heroic, lifesaving measures of the Milwaukee Fire Department and the medical team at Froedtert.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"Officer Irvine was 23-years-old and assigned to District Four.\u00a0 He began his service as a police aide with the Milwaukee Police Department at the age of 19 and became a police officer at the age of 21.","dateRange":"1991-2020","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Medal of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Medal-of-honor-1.png"},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Purple Valor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Purple-Star.png"}],"badgeNumber":"2353","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Wendolyn Tanner","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Wendolyn-Tanner-e1583786353628.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 9, 1992","deceased":"September 7, 1996","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Tanner.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" On Saturday, September 7, 1996, Officer Wendolyn Tanner was shot and killed during a foot chase of a known felon and parole violator that he and his partner were attempting to arrest.<\/p>\n Officer Tanner and his partner observed a suspect wanted on a warrant in the area of N. 20th Street and W. Hampton Avenue. As they approached the suspect, he fled on foot. During the chase, the suspect fired several shots at the officers. One bullet struck Officer Tanner in the side, between the panels of his vest. \u00a0His partner was able to return fire and shot the suspect who was later taken into custody after officers followed his blood trail.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"Officer Tanner was 29 years old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for 4 years. He was survived by his expectant fianc\u00e9e.","dateRange":"1991-2020","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"2436","militaryService":"US Army","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Army.png","education":null},{"name":"Michael A. Niehoff","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Michael-Niehoff-e1585323074407.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"October 28, 1991","deceased":"November 30, 1994","video":"","image":"","information":" Rushing to another police officer\u2019s call for assistance, Officer Michael Niehoff was killed when the squad car he was riding in collided with another squad car at the intersection of N. Sherman Boulevard and W.\u00a0Burleigh Street around 4 a.m. on November 30, 1994. \u00a0Two other officers were injured in the crash.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"Officer Niehoff was 27 years old with three years of service with the Milwaukee Police Department at the time of his death.","dateRange":"1991-2020","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"1767","militaryService":"US Marine Corps","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USMC.png","education":null},{"name":"William A. Robertson","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/William-Robertson-e1583786335886.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"September 27, 1993","deceased":"September 7, 1994","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Robertson.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" Officer William A. Robertson was shot and killed just 15 minutes into his shift, in the early hours of September 7, 1994, when a bullet was fired into the police van he was riding in at N. 24th Street and W. Brown Street in a random and unprovoked attack.<\/p>\n Officer Robertson had graduated\u00a0from the Police Academy only six months prior and was still in field training when he was struck by gunfire while on patrol. Robertson was sitting in the passenger seat of the van which was being driven by his partner, a 10-year veteran officer who was training Robertson.<\/p>\n As they turned south onto 24th Street, the shot rang out. The bullet pierced the driver\u2019s side of the van and traveled across to the passenger area and struck Robertson from behind in the left shoulder.<\/p>\n The ambush was committed by two suspects. One of the men was standing on a corner next to a stop sign. When the van approached, he signaled to the second suspect who was hiding in a nearby vacant lot. The second suspect fired a rifle shot into the van, striking Officer Robertson.<\/p>\n Both men were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n Officer Robertson was 31 years old and married. His wife was seven months pregnant with twins at the time. He had also worked as a police officer for Whitefish Bay for six years before joining the Milwaukee Police Department.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1991-2020","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"785","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Michael R. Tourmo","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Michael-Tourmo-e1583786106746.jpg","rank":"Sergeant","appointed":"December 11, 1972","deceased":"November 18, 1990","video":"","image":"","information":" Sergeant Michael Tourmo was responding to a call of a burglary in progress at the North Avenue Smoke Shop, 2533 W. North Ave, at 6:55 on a Sunday morning. He was the first officer on scene and chased two suspects from the scene. The chase went through several yards, and one of the suspects fired as many as eight or nine shots at Sergeant Tourmo. One of those bullets struck Sergeant Tourmo in the head.<\/p>\n Additional officers joined the chase and one suspect surrendered to police. The other suspect continued running but a short distance later threw the gun and surrendered. A third suspect who was not being chased was arrested nearby in connection with the break-in. All three men (ages 20, 29 and 30) all had extensive criminal records.<\/p>\n Sergeant Tourmo had served the Milwaukee Police Department just short of 18 years before he was killed. He was 36-years-old. He left behind his wife Brenda and three children, all under the age of 5.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Superior Achievement Award","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"413","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Richard E. Wagner","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Richard-Wagner.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 19, 1973","deceased":"October 25, 1990","video":"","image":"","information":" Around 1:00 a.m. on October 25, 1990, Officer Richard Wagner chased on foot a suspected auto thief who had bailed from a car at the intersection of N. 15th Street and W. Columbia Street. \u00a0The suspect eluded Officer Wagner and when he returned to his squad car, Officer Wagner collapsed. He was rushed to the\u00a0hospital and despite tremendous effort, doctors could not revive him. Officer Wagner died of a heart attack.<\/p>\n Officer Wagner was to receive a meritorious duty citation on November 18th, for pulling a wounded officer from the line of fire during a shootout the previous May. Police Chief Philip Arreola gave the award posthumously.<\/p>\n Officer Wagner was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department on November 19, 1973. He was 41-years-old when he died and was survived by his wife Donna, two sons ages 13 and 15, and a 9-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor"},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class B Award of Honor"},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class E Award"}],"badgeNumber":"2187","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Steven J. Hasenstab","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Steven-Hasenstab-e1583786395996.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 3, 1980","deceased":"August 19, 1989","video":"","image":"","information":" Officer Steven Hasenstab died on August 19th, 1989, at Froedtert Hospital from injuries sustained in a crash on August 8th, at N. 27th Street and W. Vine Street, while in pursuit of a stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n Officer Hasenstab was a 1979 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where he studied law enforcement. He was 33 years old at the time of his death and he left behind a wife and daughter.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor"}],"badgeNumber":"746","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Roger A. Sterling","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Roger-sterling-e1583786430512.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"July 20, 1981","deceased":"May 11, 1987","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Roger-Sterling-v2.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" Officer Roger Sterling and his partner were responding to back up another squad in pursuit of a vehicle that refused to stop. \u00a0It happened around 2:25 a.m. on May 11, 1987 at the intersection of N. 32nd Street and W. Center Street, when they collided with the other squad. \u00a0Officer Sterling was killed in the crash. The other officers involved\u00a0in the crash were badly hurt.<\/p>\n A number of officers who responded to the crash were burned as they attempted to free those trapped inside the cars which had exploded and were engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n Officer Sterling was 31 years old at the time of his death and had served for six years.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"884","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Dennis J. Gorlewski","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dennis-gorlewski-e1583786201711.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 21, 1960","deceased":"March 25, 1987","video":"","image":"","information":" Officer Dennis Gorlewski was en route to a non-emergency call for police about 1:25 p.m. on March 25, 1987. \u00a0He stopped in the northbound lane of S. 35th Street, preparing to turn left on W. National Avenue, when he was struck by an dump truck that was traveling eastbound and had run a red light.<\/p>\n Several witnesses reported the dump truck was traveling at a high rate of speed and ran the red light before striking the officer. The force of the impact carried the motorcycle into a pickup truck and pushed them both into a light pole about 50 feet away. Officer Gorlewski was pinned beneath the front of the pickup truck. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Milwaukee County Medical Complex.<\/p>\n The collision occurred just two days after police motorcycles returned to the street from winter storage. Chief Ziarnik ended the practice of using motorcycles year round that winter.<\/p>\n Officer Dennis Gorlewski was 50 years old at the time of his death and was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department in 1960. He became part of the motorcycle unit in 1964. He left behind a wife and two children.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor"}],"badgeNumber":"1001","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Rosario J. Collura","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rosario-collura-e1585323099483.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"October 10, 1966","deceased":"March 19, 1985","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Collura.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" At 9:30 a.m. on March 19th, 1985, Officer Rosario Collura and Officer Leonard Lesniewski were gunned down in an alley by a man who later said that he did it because he did not want to go back to jail.<\/p>\n Officer Collura and Officer Lesniewski interrupted a drug deal at N. 17th Street and W. Center Street. The officers began frisking the men. As one of the men was searched, he pulled a gun and shot both officers in the chest.<\/p>\n Officer Lesniewski died from a bullet to his heart. Officer Collura made it to the hospital and was expected to survive but died about six hours later from uncontrollable bleeding.<\/p>\n Officer\u00a0Collura was 39 years old. He was wounded once before in the line of duty. In 1973, he was one of four officers who were shot during a struggle with a prisoner in the garage of the 5th District. In that incident he was shot twice in the right leg. He was awarded a merit citation for performance above and beyond the call of duty.<\/p>\n Officer\u00a0Collura had been assigned to the 5th District since his appointment in December 1966. It\u2019s where he had grown up, lived at the time and eventually would die. Only two weeks earlier, he switched from the night shift to the day shift, where he thought he\u2019d be safer.<\/p>\n Officer\u00a0Collura was married and had three children\u2014two daughters and a son.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class D Citation (1973)","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""},{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"40 Merit arrests","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"297","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Leonard R. Lesnieski","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/leonard-lesniewski-e1583786121606.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"March 24, 1969","deceased":"March 19, 1985","video":"","image":"","information":" At 9:30 a.m. on March 19th, 1985, Officer Rosario Collura and Officer Leonard Lesnieski were gunned down in an alley by a man who later said that he did it because he did not want to go back to jail.<\/p>\n Officer Collura and Officer Lesnieski interrupted a drug deal at N. 17th Street and W. Center Street. The officers began frisking the men. As one of the men was searched, he pulled a gun and shot both officers in the chest.<\/p>\n Officer Lesnieski died from a bullet to his heart. Officer Collura made it to the hospital and was expected to survive but died about six hours later from uncontrollable bleeding.<\/p>\n Officer Lesnieski was 48 years old and became an officer in March 1969. He moved to the 5th District in April 1984 after 15 years in District 4 on the Northwest Side. He served fours years in the Marine Corps and married his wife Carol when they were 23. They had two daughters.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"1926","militaryService":"US Marine Corps","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USMC.png","education":null},{"name":"Sydney C. Snow","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sydney-snow-e1583786387367.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"October 13, 1975","deceased":"January 30, 1982","video":"","image":"","information":" On January 30th, 1982, Officer Sydney Snow and his partner headed out in plainclothes working the tavern car, which checks the licenses of neighborhood bars and businesses. They went to Shirley and Sonny\u2019s Pool Hall at 1658 W. Hopkins Street to order in the operator on license violations. A struggle ensued with the operator who pulled out a .25 caliber handgun and shot Officer Snow. The officer returned fire, as did his partner, killing the man.<\/p>\n Officer Snow was 29 years old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for 6 years. He was survived by his wife and parents.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor"}],"badgeNumber":"1958","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"John Machajewski","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Machajewski-e1585323298966.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"August 11, 1975","deceased":"December 23, 1981","video":"","image":"","information":" Officer John Machajewski and Officer Charles Mehlberg were killed in the line of duty on December 23rd, 1981.<\/p>\n The suspect went into Alfred\u2019s House of Bourbon shortly before midnight. He had a beer and then grabbed a woman around the neck and held a gun to her head as he announced a robbery. As the bartender was emptying the cash register, the suspect fired a shot at a patron. No one was injured.<\/p>\n The suspect scooped up about $200 in cash, some wallets and the woman\u2019s purse.<\/p>\n As Officers Machajewski and Mehlberg arrived on scene, they saw the suspect running east on W. Brown Street toward N. 2nd Street. They jumped from the squad car and chased the suspect on foot into an alley.<\/p>\n In the alley, behind 210 W. Brown Street, the suspect ambushed and fatally shot both officers. Officer Machajewski died at the scene. Officer Mehlberg was taken to Froedtert Hospital where he was on life-support until 5 p.m. that afternoon.<\/p>\n The suspect, armed with two handguns including Officer Mehlberg\u2019s .38 caliber service revolver, fled into a home on W. Lloyd Street. A woman in the home called police.<\/p>\n Police surrounded the home and the suspect surrendered a short time later. He was arrested without incident when he came out of the house with his hands up.<\/p>\n The 19-year-old suspect had an extensive record. In 1979, he was described by a judge as a danger to the community. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to two life terms plus 110 years.<\/p>\n Officer Mehlberg was 25-years-old and had served as a police officer for nearly four years and was previously a police aide. \u00a0Officer Machajewski was 24-years-old and was married. \u00a0His wife was three months pregnant at the time of his death. He had served for three and a half years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"715","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":[{"officer_education_school":"Milw Trade & Technical School 1975"}]},{"name":"Charles S. Mehlberg","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Charles-Mehlberg-e1583786260763.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"August 11, 1975","deceased":"December 23, 1981","video":"","image":"","information":" Officer John Machajewski and Officer Charles Mehlberg were killed in the line of duty on December 23rd, 1981.<\/p>\n The suspect went into Alfred\u2019s House of Bourbon shortly before midnight. He had a beer and then grabbed a woman around the neck and held a gun to her head as he announced a robbery. As the bartender was emptying the cash register, the suspect fired a shot at a patron. No one was injured.<\/p>\n The suspect scooped up about $200 in cash, some wallets and the woman\u2019s purse.<\/p>\n As Officers Machajewski and Mehlberg arrived on scene, they saw the suspect running east on W. Brown Street toward N. 2nd Street. They jumped from the squad car and chased the suspect on foot into an alley.<\/p>\n In the alley, behind 210 W. Brown Street, the suspect ambushed and fatally shot both officers. Officer Machajewski died at the scene. Officer Mehlberg was taken to Froedtert Hospital where he was on life-support until 5 p.m. that afternoon.<\/p>\n The suspect, armed with two handguns including Officer Mehlberg\u2019s .38 caliber service revolver, fled into a home on W. Lloyd Street. A woman in the home called police.<\/p>\n Police surrounded the home and the suspect surrendered a short time later. He was arrested without incident when he came out of the house with his hands up.<\/p>\n The 19-year-old suspect had an extensive record. In 1979, he was described by a judge as a danger to the community. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to two life terms plus 110 years.<\/p>\n Officer Mehlberg was 25-years-old and had served as a police officer for nearly four years and was previously a police aide. \u00a0Officer Machajewski was 24-years-old and was married. \u00a0His wife was three months pregnant at the time of his death. He had served for three and a half years.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"1925","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Thomas Kiefer","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thomas-Kiefer.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"May 21, 1973","deceased":"November 25, 1977","video":"","image":"","information":" Officer Thomas Kiefer and his partner were responding to a family trouble near N. 1st Street and E. Chambers Street on November 25, 1977. The two officers were on the porch and about to knock on the door when the suspect appeared in the partially opened doorway. The suspect fired once striking Officer Kiefer in the chest. He was taken to County General Hospital where he died of his wound.<\/p>\n Officer Kiefer had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for four years. He was 27 years old and married.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor"}],"badgeNumber":"2155","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Albert Kohn","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Albert-Kohn-e1583786294333.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 2, 1953","deceased":"October 29, 1975","video":"","image":"","information":" Standing on his traffic post at N. Water Street and E. Wisconsin Avenue on October 29, 1975, Officer Albert Kohn heard the description of a Chicago man wanted for armed robbery broadcast on his radio.<\/p>\n Officer Kohn spotted the man and arrested him. As Officer Kohn was calling for a patrol wagon to pick up the prisoner, the man broke free and fled. Officer Kohn gave chase. A few blocks later while running up the ramp of a parking garage, Officer Kohn collapsed. Backup officers responding captured the suspect and Kohn was taken to St. Mary\u2019s hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n Officer Kohn was 44-years-old with 22 years of service on the Milwaukee Police Department. He was survived by a wife and daughter.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"376","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Dennis Obradovich","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dennis-obradovich-2.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"May 5, 1969","deceased":"August 18, 1975","video":"","image":"","information":" On August 17, 1975, Patrolman Dennis Obradovich was shot and killed when four suspects robbed Bryants Cocktail Lounge at 1579 S. 9th Street. He was off-duty and at the lounge with a fellow officer and two female companions when the robbers entered and announced a hold-up.<\/p>\n Obradovich announced himself as a police officer and at least one of the robbers began shooting. He was struck seven times, but managed to return fire and wound one of the assailants. Two of the suspects were arrested as they ran from the bar and two more, along with a 17 year old girl believed to be the getaway driver, were arrested later in the day.\u00a0 Patrolman Obradovich was conveyed to a hospital for treatment but sccumbed to his wounds on August 18, 1975.<\/p>\n Patrolman Obradovich was 30-years-old and had been on the force for six years.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"929","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Michael Draeger","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/michael-draeger.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"October 20, 1969","deceased":"December 28, 1974","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman Michael Draeger died on December 28, 1974 from injuries sustained in a automobile crash on November 18, 1974.<\/p>\n Patrolman Draeger was responding to a call for assistance from another officer when the police ambulance he was driving collided with a squad car\u00a0at N. 8th Street and W. Center Street. The gas tank of the ambulance burst into flames when it was struck from the rear by the squad car. Patrolman Draeger was able to free himself from the vehicle, but his gasoline-soaked clothes caught fire.<\/p>\n Patrolman Draeger was rushed to the burn center at St. Mary\u2019s Hospital with third degree burns over 75% of his body. His partner and two police officers in the squad car received minor injuries.<\/p>\n Patrolman Draeger was 26-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for five years. He was married with two children.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor"}],"badgeNumber":"826","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Thomas G. Matulis","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Thomas-Matulis.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"July 20, 1970","deceased":"July 10, 1974","video":"","image":"","information":" Police Officer Thomas Matulis, 27,\u00a0and Police Officer\u00a0Robert Riley, 28, were gunned down July 10th, 1974, in a struggle with three men in the 2600 block of S. 13th Street.<\/p>\n The two men were off-duty that day and after attending a Milwaukee Brewers game at County Stadium that evening, they met Matulis\u2019 brother and some friends at a south side tavern. En route to another tavern the group spotted three men tossing and breaking bottles in the street and causing a disturbance.<\/p>\n The two officers walked over, identified themselves as policemen, and during the discussion a quarrel resulted. Officer Riley went to his car to get his service revolver and returned to the confrontation. Two suspects then started running and the officers gave chase. Moments later shots rang out and the two officers were found dead on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n Officer Riley was unmarried and lived with his widowed mother. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1965.<\/p>\n Officer Matulis was a Vietnam Veteran and according to news reports from family \u201c…he saw pretty heavy fighting\u201d and \u201c…he didn\u2019t think he would make it back.\u201d Officer Matulis graduated from Don Bosco High School in 1964. He was married with two daughters, ages three and three-months.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"1544","militaryService":"US Navy","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Navy.png","education":[{"officer_education_school":"Don Bosco High 1964"},{"officer_education_school":"UW-LaCrosse"}]},{"name":"Robert D. Riley","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/robert-riley.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"July 8, 1968","deceased":"July 10, 1974","video":"","image":"","information":" Police Officer Thomas Matulis, 27,\u00a0and Police Officer\u00a0Robert Riley, 28, were gunned down July 10th, 1974, in a struggle with three men in the 2600 block of S. 13th Street.<\/p>\n The two men were off-duty that day and after attending a Milwaukee Brewers game at County Stadium that evening, they met Matulis\u2019 brother and some friends at a south side tavern. En route to another tavern the group spotted three men tossing and breaking bottles in the street and causing a disturbance.<\/p>\n The two officers walked over, identified themselves as policemen, and during the discussion a quarrel resulted. Officer Riley went to his car to get his service revolver and returned to the confrontation. Two suspects then started running and the officers gave chase. Moments later shots rang out and the two officers were found dead on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n Officer Riley was unmarried and lived with his widowed mother. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1965.<\/p>\n Officer Matulis was a Vietnam Veteran and according to news reports from family \u201c…he saw pretty heavy fighting\u201d and \u201c…he didn\u2019t think he would make it back.\u201d Officer Matulis graduated from Don Bosco High School in 1964. He was married with two daughters, ages three and three-months.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor"}],"badgeNumber":"1778","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":[{"officer_education_school":"Notre Dame High 1965"},{"officer_education_school":"Northland College"}]},{"name":"Ronald Reagan","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ronald-reagan-e1583786411687.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"May 6, 1968","deceased":"December 13, 1973","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Reagan.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" Off-duty Milwaukee Police Patrolman Ronald Reagan kissed his wife goodbye as she addressed Christmas cards at the kitchen table and headed out to the Bungalow Tap at N. 30th Street and W. Hadley Street on December 13, 1973. While at the bar, one by one, three men came in. One asked to use the telephone. Another sat on an open stool next to a female patron who was next to Reagan. That man pulled out a gun, put it to the woman\u2019s head and said to Reagan, \u201cShe dies if you move.\u201d<\/p>\n Patrolman Reagan drew his revolver, announced he was a policeman and fired at the man, missing him. He did not see the third gunman at the door who opened fired along with at least one other gunman. Six bullets hit Reagan including one in the head and one in the chest. No one else was injured. He was pronounced dead at County General Hospital.<\/p>\n The men ran off and police later arrested two men from Chicago and one from Milwaukee. All three received life sentences.<\/p>\n Patrolman Reagan was 27 years old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for five years. Patrolman Reagan was issued Badge # 1632 during his appointment and then later issued a new badge number of #1725.\u00a0 He left behind his wife of six years, a 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"1632 \/ 1725","militaryService":"US Marine Corps","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USMC.png","education":null},{"name":"Gerald Hempe","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gerald-hempe-e1583786173956.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 21, 1966","deceased":"January 31, 1973","video":"","image":"","information":" Police Officers Gerald Hempe and Charles T. Smith were shot and killed about 10:00 p.m. on January 31st, 1973.<\/p>\n The two officers were on patrol in their district and called the dispatcher and said they wanted another squad to meet them as soon as possible in the 2300 block of N. Palmer Street.\u00a0That was the last transmission from the men.<\/p>\n As Officers Hempe and Smith were arresting the passenger, the driver got out of the car and began shooting at them.<\/p>\n Two detectives were four blocks away when they heard the transmission. When they arrived, the two officers were found lying in the street behind their van.<\/p>\n Officer Charles Smith was 24 years old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for less than a year.<\/p>\n Officer Gerald Hempe was 31 years old and had been on the force for six years.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"1356","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Charles T. Smith","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/charles-smith.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"May 22, 1972","deceased":"January 31, 1973","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Smith.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" Police Officers Gerald Hempe and Charles T. Smith were shot and killed about 10:00 p.m. on January 31st, 1973.<\/p>\n The two officers were on patrol in their district and called the dispatcher and said they wanted another squad to meet them as soon as possible in the 2300 block of N. Palmer Street.\u00a0That was the last transmission from the men.<\/p>\n As Officers Hempe and Smith were arresting the passenger, the driver got out of the car and began shooting at them.<\/p>\n Two detectives were four blocks away when they heard the transmission. When they arrived, the two officers were found lying in the street behind their van.<\/p>\n Officer Charles Smith was 24 years old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for less than a year.<\/p>\n Officer Gerald Hempe was 31 years old and had been on the force for six years.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"2118","militaryService":"US Navy","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Navy.png","education":null},{"name":"Paul Du Planty","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/paul-duplanty-e1583786046298.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"July 20, 1970","deceased":"November 9, 1971","video":"","image":"","information":" On November 9, 1971, Officer Paul Du Planty was walking his beat in the area of State and Wells Streets alongside the Stadium Expressway, when he saw a vehicle that had spun out on a slippery spot of the snow covered expressway and stalled in the middle lane. Officer Du Planty radioed to the Sherriff\u2019s Department about the situation and walked over to assist the stranded motorist and direct traffic.<\/p>\n A vehicle driving too fast could not stop for the slowed traffic and struck another vehicle. The vehicle slammed into Officer Du Planty knocking him over the guardrail and off the bridge. \u00a0Officer Du Planty radioed that he had fallen from the bridge and said he was hurt and needed help. He never mentioned being struck by the car. He died about two hours later at County General Hospital.<\/p>\n Officer Du Planty was 26-years-old and had been on the force just over one year.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1971-1990","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"435","militaryService":"US Marine Corps","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USMC.png","education":null},{"name":"Alan Sroczynski","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Alan-Sroczynski-e1583786312152.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"January 3, 1966","deceased":"November 8, 1970","video":"","image":"","information":" About 6:30 p.m on November 8th, 1970, Patrolman Alan Sroczynski and his partner took a prisoner to the Safety Building. Patrolman Sroczynski, who was driving, had just pulled up onto the ramp leading out of the police garage. As he started to drive north across State Street, a westbound car struck the police van.<\/p>\n The impact of the crash spun the police van around several times and Patrolman Sroczynski was thrown from the vehicle. The van then caught one wheel on a curb and toppled over, crushing Patrolman Sroczynski.<\/p>\n Police who heard the crash and several witnesses rushed to the wagon and lifted it and pulled Patrolman Sroczynski from beneath it. He was taken to the hospital where he died 90 minutes later from his injuries.<\/p>\n Patrolman Sroczynski was 28-years-old and had been on the force for four years. He was survived by his wife, Ellyn, his parents and sister.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"1786","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"George Fish","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/George-Fish.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"March 19, 1962","deceased":"September 22, 1970","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman George Fish died on September 22, 1970, of a massive infection, one month after being wounded in a shootout during a holdup at the Ranch House Tavern at 1900 W. St. Paul Avenue on August 21st.<\/p>\n Patrolman Fish was struck in the chest by a .38 caliber bullet that had passed through the body of one of the suspects. In the heat of battle with the armed suspects, Fish\u2019s partner fired the shot as one of the suspects aimed a shotgun at him.<\/p>\n Patrolman Fish was 29-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for eight years.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"227","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Bryan Moschea","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bryan-Moschea-e1583786273312.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"October 4, 1965","deceased":"July 31, 1967","video":"","image":"","information":" Police Officer Bryan Moschea died on July 31, 1967 after being shot while entering a home near N. 1st Street and W. Center Street, in an attempt to apprehend a sniper who had been shooting at police and neighbors from an upstairs window during the 1967 civil unrest.<\/p>\n Officer Moschea was 24 years old. He was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department on October 4, 1965.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"1632","militaryService":"US Marine Corps","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USMC.png","education":null},{"name":"Ronald T. Hogan","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ronald-hogan-e1583786422765.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"August 11, 1952","deceased":"May 2, 1967","video":"","image":"","information":" At approximately 12:25 p.m. on May 2, 1967, Patrolman Ronald Hogan and his partner responded to a domestic disturbance, called in by a neighbor in the 1800 block of N.29th Street, at the same address they were at just a few hours earlier.<\/p>\n When Patrolman Hogan announced “We’re the police,” the suspect fired a round from a .30\/06 rifle through the closed bedroom door, fatally striking Patrolman Hogan in the neck. Patrolman Hogan’s partner returned fire from his service revolver, killing the suspect.<\/p>\n Patrolman Hogan died on the scene. He was 36 years old with 15 years of service at the Milwaukee Police Department. He left behind a wife and three children: a son, age 8, and two daughters, ages 11 and 13.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"455","militaryService":"US Army","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Army.png","education":[{"officer_education_school":"Don Bosco High 1948"}]},{"name":"James J. Rivers","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/James-Rivers.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"July 22, 1957","deceased":"March 21, 1966","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Rivers.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" About 2:15 a.m. on March 21, 1966, asuspect robbed the operator of a rooming house at 511 W. Galena St., where he once stayed. The suspect then went to his sister\u2019s house at 3457 N. 13th Street. Knowing who the\u00a0suspect was, the operator called police and the man\u2019s sister and told her what had happened. When the sister refused to let her brother in, he fired two shots into the air and left.<\/p>\n Officers saturated the area. Officer James Rivers saw the suspect attempting to get into a taxi in the 1100 block of W. Burleigh Street. Officer Rivers called the man over to the squad car where they had a brief conversation and the suspect went back towards the taxi. Then Officer Rivers called him back to the squad car and told him to put his hands up. As the suspect did, he pulled a gun and shot Officer Rivers who returned fire. The suspect was hit in the chest. As another shot was fired from the suspect, Officer Rivers fell to the street.<\/p>\n The suspect fled into an alley and tried to hide behind a utility pole, his pistol still in his hand, but was later captured by other officers.<\/p>\n Officer Rivers died at County General Hospital at 8:20 a.m., about five and a half hours after a bullet from a .38 caliber ripped through his forehead.<\/p>\n Officer Rivers was 26-years-old and had joined the Milwaukee Police Department as a police aide in 1957. He became a police officer in 1961. He had two children, a son, 5, and a daughter, 4. His wife was about six months pregnant at the time of his death.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"988","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Robert Kraemer","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Robert-Kraemer-e1585323137921.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"February 22, 1960","deceased":"February 7, 1963","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Kraemer.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Officer-Video-Placeholder.jpg","information":" On February 7, 1963, Patrolman Robert Kraemer heard a call on the radio for the police ambulance to respond to someone pinned in a taxi after it struck a tree on N. Prospect Avenue. Patrolman Kraemer decided to respond on his motorcycle to assist.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kraemer was eastbound on E. Juneau Avenue on his three-wheel motorcycle when he collided with the ambulance heading south on N. Van Buren St. It is unclear why the two did not see or hear each other. Patrolman Kraemer was thrown 125 feet from his motorcycle and landed in the middle of N. Van Buren St. He was rushed to County Emergency Hospital where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kraemer was 31-years-old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department two weeks short of three years. He was survived by his wife Diane and four children: Kerry Lynn, 9; Robert Jr., 7; Duane, 4, and Timothy, 2.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"989","militaryService":"US Marine Corps","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USMC.png","education":null},{"name":"Raymond A. Nencki","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Raymond-Nencki-e1583785999471.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"January 2, 1948","deceased":"October 5, 1959","video":"","image":"","information":" Sergeant Raymond Nencki died on October 5th, 1959 at County General Hospital after a two-week fight for his life. \u00a0On September 23rd, police were called to N. 63rd Street and W. Capitol Drive because of a man behaving oddly, going door-to-door. When approached by police in the alley, the man pulled a gun and shot Sergeant Nencki twice. His partner was able to return fire, killing the man. The suspect was later identified as the man who killed the wife of the vice-principal of Brown Street School a day earlier.<\/p>\n Attending physicians said Sergeant Nencki’s death was due to an infection that set in almost immediately after one of the two .38 caliber bullets had torn through his colon. Sergeant Nencki received 72 pints of blood in transfusions.<\/p>\n Sergeant Nencki was 38-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for 11 years, following his service in the Army. He was promoted to Sergeant on November 7, 1953. Sergeant Nencki was married and had a step-daughter.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Class A Award of Honor","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"US Army","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Army.png","education":null},{"name":"Vernon White","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vernon-white-e1583786373559.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"August 11, 1941","deceased":"November 10, 1951","video":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/vernon_white_master_11_11_23-1080p.mp4","image":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Vernon-WHite-1.jpg","information":" On November 10, 1951, the air raid sirens wailed during a mock air attack on the city. Twelve motorcycle officers were assigned to take off in all for directions from the Safety Building during the civil defense drill. Officer Vernon White and two other officers were assigned to cruise the lower east side.<\/p>\n The three traveled east on W. State Street with their lights and sirens on. When they approached N. Edison Street, the first motorcycle went through the intersection. As Officer White entered the intersection, a half-ton scrap truck heading southbound also entered the intersection. Officer White hit the brakes and swerved to avoid the truck but hit the right side of it. He was thrown about 20 feet from the bike.<\/p>\n He was semiconscious in the street and taken to County Emergency hospital. He suffered serious internal injuries including broken ribs and a punctured lung. Officer White died two hours later with his wife Agnes at his side.<\/p>\n Officer White was 38-years-old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for ten years. He left behind four daughters and his expectant wife.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1951-1970","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"1073","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Elmer W. Bates","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Elmer-Bates.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"May 1, 1939","deceased":"August 23, 1948","video":"","image":"","information":" Police Officer Elmer W. Bates was struck by an automobile on August 20th, 1948, and thrown 10 feet into the air as he crossed N. Lincoln Memorial Drive opposite the North Point pumping station, in answer to another motorist\u2019s call for assistance. The car then rolled over him. Bates suffered a head injury, leg and jaw fractures and severe cuts. He died three days later on August 23rd, 1948.<\/p>\n Officer Bates was 42-years-old and married.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"208","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Valentine Adam","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Valentine-Adam.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"January 2, 1948","deceased":"March 6, 1948","video":"","image":"","information":" Just after 2:00 a.m. on March 6, 1948, Police Officer Valentine Adam Jr. was struck by an automobile and killed as he directed traffic at the intersection of N. Downer and E. Newport Avenues.<\/p>\n Officer Adam was guiding a motorist around a snow clearing operation when a\u00a0driver failed to turn striking Officer Adam. He was thrown or carried by the automobile 107 feet and suffered compound fractures of the skull and left leg. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.<\/p>\n Officer Adam was 26-years-old and was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department only two months earlier on January 2nd, 1948. Before joining MPD, he worked as a machine operator and had served three years in the Navy until June 1945. He was married and had a 2-year-old son.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"1026","militaryService":"US Navy Discharged 6\/1945","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Navy.png","education":null},{"name":"Arnold Werner","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arnold-Werner.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"June 1, 1942","deceased":"July 10, 1943","video":"","image":"","information":" Officer Arnold Werner died July 10th, 1943, his 30th birthday, of injuries suffered four days earlier when a vehicle turned left in front of his motorcycle at N. 37th Street and W. Wisconsin Avenue, while he was in pursuit of another vehicle.<\/p>\n Werner joined the police force June 1, 1942, and became a motorcycle officer two months later.<\/p>\n In addition to his wife, he was survived by a 14-day old son, two daughters ages 5 and 9, his parents, three brothers and five sisters.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"1188","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Joseph Lecher","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Lecher.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"May 23, 1933","deceased":"March 21, 1943","video":"","image":"","information":" Detective Joseph Lecher died on March 21, 1943, one month after being shot when he cornered a burglar in a bedroom in the 5400 block of W. Wells Street.<\/p>\n Police received an anonymous call about a suspicious individual in a home where the owners were believed to be away. Four detectives responded to the house as they had been in search of a burglar believed to be responsible for dozens of crimes.<\/p>\n Two detectives remained outside while Detective Lecher and another Detective went into the home. Hearing a door slam, the detectives flung it open. Shots rang out from under a bed. Detective Lecher was struck and collapsed. The other detective took a dive to the floor and returned fired striking the suspect under the bed.<\/p>\n The capture solved almost daily reports of burglaries on the West side.<\/p>\n Detective Lecher was 36-years-old and had been a member of the Milwaukee Police Department since May 23, 1933. He became a detective in April 1941.<\/p>\n He was married and had four children: Joseph Jr., 12; Beverly, 9; Frederick, 7, and Louis who was born 10 days before the shooting.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"356","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Albert Grosskopf","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Albert-Grosskopf.jpg","rank":"Lieutenant","appointed":"May 11, 1916","deceased":"February 13, 1943","video":"","image":"","information":" On February 13, 1943, Lieutenant Albert Grosskopf responded in the police ambulance to a second alarm fire at the Beaumont Apartments, 1227 N Milwaukee Street. It was procedure to send a police ambulance to all two alarm fires as a precautionary measure. Lieutenant Grosskopf was promoted to his rank on February 1, 1943 and assigned to the first district police headquarters. While at the fire scene, Lieutenant Grosskopf was observed falling to the ground and it was believed that he had tripped over a fire hose. He was unconscious and he was placed in the police ambulance for transport to the county hospital. He was pronounced dead at the county emergency hospital and learned that he suffered from a fatal heart attack.<\/p>\n Lieutenant Grosskopf was 51-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for over 26 years.<\/p>\n He was survived by his wife, Ida, and one daughter, Jane.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"690","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"George Raabe","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/George-Raabe-e1585323194542.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"May 27, 1929","deceased":"November 2, 1937","video":"","image":"","information":" On November 2, 1937 Detective George Raabe was shot and killed and two policemen were wounded as a gun battle raged over two floors at the main plant of the Luick Dairy at 1132 N. 6th Street. One suspect was killed. A second man was captured and a third was identified as the gunman\u00a0who killed Raabe.<\/p>\n It is believed the suspect waited in the shadows of the darkened first floor and when Detective Raabe reached the lower landing he opened fire, killing him.<\/p>\n Police were seeking the gunman and two accomplices who had forced the combination of the safe from the company cashier at his home. All five men were believed to be part of a Chicago gang who had planned the robbery for two months.<\/p>\n About noon a tip came into police who rushed to an apartment on 9th Street and found the bloodied gunman in bed and the other two accomplices. They were arrested without incident. The wounded gunman was taken to the hospital where he admitted to killing Detective Raabe.<\/p>\n Detective Raabe, 36, was the 24th member of the Milwaukee Police Department to be killed in the line of duty. He was born October 10, 1901 and joined the force May 27, 1929. Detective Raabe left behind a widow and six children: Richard, 14; Charles, 13; Tommy, 9; William, 7; George Jr., 5, and Grace, 4.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"888","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Nels Goodman","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Nels-Goodman-e1583786060282.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 8, 1924","deceased":"August 10, 1937","video":"","image":"","information":" Motorcycle Officer Nels Goodman died in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 10, 1937, at Johnston Emergency Hospital of injuries suffered in an accident the previous Friday.<\/p>\n Officer Goodman was riding his motorcycle east on W. Greenfield Avenue when the wheels of the machine struck\u00a0a rut in the street near S. 9th Street. Officer Goodman was flung to the pavement fracturing his skull.<\/p>\n Officer Goodman was 44-years-old. He was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department on November 8, 1924. Officer Goodman was married with two children.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"860","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Charles George","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Charles-George.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"January 1, 1930","deceased":"June 8, 1936","video":"","image":"","information":" Acting-Detective Charles George was shot and killed on June 8, 1936 while attempting to apprehend a burglary suspect in the 1700 block of N. 4th Street. The suspect was seen by a police officer earlier in the night jumping out of a window with a cash box at a filling station in the 2900 block of W. Fond du Lac Avenue. The officer gave chase but was outdistanced. Upon returning to the filling station to investigate, the officer noticed a car parked nearby and called headquarters to report the license plate.<\/p>\n Detective George and his partner were assigned the case. They looked up the owner of the car and went to the St. Paul Ave. address listed to investigate. The suspect was not home so they hid under the porch and waited. About an hour later the suspect came home. They attempted to arrest him but he was again able to sprint away. Detective George\u2019s partner recognized the man as someone he had seen coming out of a home on 4th Street.<\/p>\n It was after 3 a.m. and half an hour after quitting time, but George was not ready to give up. They went to the 4th Street address. The women in the home denied that anyone else was in the house. When the officers walked through, they found another man asleep in a bedroom. His presence aroused their suspicion and they renewed their questioning of the women. Finally, one woman admitted the man was hiding in the house.<\/p>\n As Detective George opened the front room closet door, a shot rang out and the bullet penetrated his heart. Detective George fell backwards into his partners arms as another shot rang out. The suspect\u2019s body tumbled out of the closet. Both men died at the scene.<\/p>\n Detective George was 38 years old and had been with the department for six years. Before coming to Milwaukee he was Chief of Police in Rice Lake. He left behind a wife, Agnes and son Donald, 14.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"572","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Harry Pieske","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harry-Pieske.jpg","rank":"Sergeant","appointed":"June 4, 1921","deceased":"June 27, 1935","video":"","image":"","information":" Sergeant Harry Pieske was injured on June 15, 1935, when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver near N. 34th Street and W. Capitol Drive, while leading a convoy of United States Army trucks out of the city. He was taken by ambulance to emergency hospital where he died 12 days later on June 27 from massive internal injuries. The driver who struck him was found and arrested.<\/p>\n Sergeant Pieske was 41-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for 14 years. He was the first police sergeant to die while on duty in the City of Milwaukee. He was survived by his wife, Minnie and three sons: Glenwood, Donald and Harlow.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":null,"militaryService":null,"militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Richard R. Zingler","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Richard-Zingler.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"April 26, 1924","deceased":"February 8, 1933","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman Richard Zingler died February 8, 1933, 26 hours after being shot. \u00a0Patrolman Zingler was shot by one of three men as they held up the superintendent of an apartment building near N. 38th Street and W. Vilet Street. The men believed the superintendent would be carrying collected rent money.<\/p>\n Milwaukee was in the midst of a cold snap after a record snowfall. Patrolman Zingler, who knew the superintendent was likely stoking the coal furnace, stopped for a chat and to warm himself as he often did.<\/p>\n The three suspects had bound and gagged the superintendent just as Patrolman Zingler made his entrance. Seconds later a shot rang out striking Patrolman Zingler in the chest. He pulled his revolver out and fired as a man ran past him up the stairs and out the door.<\/p>\n Patrolman Zingler made his way outside and was still standing with the revolver dangling from his hand when those who heard the shots came to see what the commotion was. Patrolman Zingler handed his call box key to a man and told him to ring headquarters.<\/p>\n At the hospital, surgeons operated on Patrolman Zingler in an attempt to find and remove the .38 caliber bullet that pierced him just below the heart, but there was little hope from the outset for his recovery. He was conscious until the hour of his death, just after 1 a.m., Wednesday. His wife and sister were at his bedside.<\/p>\n Three days later, after being grilled by police for 48 hours, three young men aged 20, 21 and 22 confessed to the crime. The 21-year-old admitted to firing the shot ten seconds after Patrolman Zingler started down the stairs. He said the target was made easy in the darkness of the basement by the flashlight Patrolman Zingler was carrying.<\/p>\n Patrolman Zingler was 42-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for nearly ten years. He was survived by his wife and six-year-old son.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"871","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Robert Bahlke","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Robert-Bahlke-e1583786452976.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"February 1, 1927","deceased":"February 23, 1932","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman Robert Bahlke died on February 23, 1932, as a result of injuries sustained after being stuck by a car a month earlier.<\/p>\n On January 14,1932, Patrolman Bahlke was directing traffic on the 16th Street viaduct at the Plankinton Street approach. It was a very cold and rainy winter night. The driver of the striking vehicle stated he did not see Patrolman Bahlke due to his vision being obscured by the rain.<\/p>\n Patrolman Bahlke was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital and was diagnosed with a fractured left hip. On February 23, Patrolman Bahlke died from complications developed from the original injury.<\/p>\n Patrolman Bahlke was 45-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police for ten years. He was married with two daughters.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"791","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Hilbert Thurow","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hilbert-Thurow-e1583786591840.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"July 9, 1926","deceased":"August 22, 1930","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman Hilbert Thurow was struck down as he directed traffic at N. 27th Street and W. Townsend Street on August 22nd, 1930. A truck is said to have made a sudden left turn at the intersection, striking an automobile.<\/p>\n The lighter car was flung towards Patrolman Thurow and a pedestrian throwing them to the ground. Patrolman Thurow was knocked unconscious as he struck the pavement. He died hours later at County Emergency Hospital of a fractured skull.<\/p>\n Officer Thurow was 37-years-old and married with two children. He had been a member of the Milwaukee Police Department since 1926.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"498","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Harold W. Schmidt","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Harold-Schmidt.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"February 9, 1923","deceased":"April 4, 1925","video":"","image":"","information":" Detective Harold W. Schmidt was killed in the line of duty on April 4, 1925. \u00a0Detective Schmidt had two Chicago men under surveillance that were believed to be responsible for stealing cars. While he was questioning the men, he was shot to death in street. It is believed the men escaped to Chicago.<\/p>\n Detective Schmidt was 34-years-old.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"US Army","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Army.png","education":null},{"name":"Joseph Kubacki","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Joseph-Kubacki-e1585323155984.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"April 1, 1919","deceased":"May 24, 1924","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman Joseph Kubacki died on May 24, 1924, one month after being shot in the line of duty. \u00a0Patrolman Kubacki was shot in the left thigh about 1 a.m. on April 23rd, 1924, by automobile bandits he was pursuing down an alley between W. Mineral and W. Washington Streets and 12th and 13th Streets.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kubacki encounter the men in a stolen car and called upon them to halt. Instead they started the car down the alley. Patrolman Kubacki fired shots into the air. One of the occupants fired back at Patrolman Kubacki with a bullet striking him in his left thigh.<\/p>\n The bullet entered the thigh and took a downward course. It passed through the knee cap, severing an artery. This was the immediate cause of death. Patrolman Kubacki died the evening of May 24th, 1924.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kubacki was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department April 1, 1919, serving five years. He was 30-years-old and married.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"654","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Walter Luedtke","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walter-Luedtke-e1583786361480.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 1, 1921","deceased":"December 18, 1924","video":"","image":"","information":" On the night of December 18, 1924, a man caused a moonshine-fueled disturbance at his brother\u2019s house at the sight of the latest fashion trend: bobbed hair.<\/p>\n As he continued to berate the mother of the two girls, ages 9 and 11, the man fled the house and found a policeman on a nearby corner. Together they returned to the home on N. 5th Street between W. Clarke and W. Wright Streets.<\/p>\n Almost immediately, Officer Luedtke began to struggle with the uncle and the fight got pushed out the back door. They had gone down two steps when the man put a revolver against Officer Luedtke\u2019s abdomen and pulled the trigger twice. Officer Luedtke fell and the killer leaned over and fired one more shot into the motionless policeman in view of the mother and girls. A neighbor, hearing the commotion, rushed over and began fighting with the uncle and managed to disarm him. The uncle fled and was captured the following day.<\/p>\n Upon being arrested, he pleaded he had been drunk and did not know he had shot Officer Luedtke. A jury, however, needed only five minutes to find him guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n Officer Luedtke had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife and four-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"776","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"William Kaemmerling","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/William-Kammerling-e1583786345364.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"July 1, 1919","deceased":"January 28, 1922","video":"","image":"","information":" Motorcycle Patrolman William Kaemmerling died on January 28, 1922, of his injuries after being involved in a crash on his motorcycle two days earlier. Patrolman Kaemmerling suffered a fractured skull and broken neck when his motorcycle collided with one being driven by a postal messenger.<\/p>\n The accident occurred on Grand Avenue, now known as Wisconsin Avenue, between N. 13th and N. 14th Streets around 11:30. Kaemmerling was driving west and the postal messenger was driving east, when one of them pulled out to pass a car.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kaemmerling was thrown to the street and lost consciousness. The other driver was not injured.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kaemmerling was 27-years-old and had been with the Milwaukee Police Department for five years. He died on the three-year anniversary of being on the motorcycle. Patrolman Kaemmerling was married with two children.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1921-1950","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"376","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Frank Caswin","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frank-Caswin-Edit.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"February 1, 1915","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"578","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Henry Deckert","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Henry-Deckert-Edit.jpg","rank":"Station Keeper","appointed":"October 2, 1913","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"461","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Fred Kaiser","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Fred-Kaiser-2.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"February 7, 1905","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Promoted to Detective: 3\/1\/1911","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"US Army","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Army.png","education":null},{"name":"David J. O’Brien","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/David-O-Brien-e1584711997713.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"November 4, 1887","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Promoted to Detective: 7\/7\/1914","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Charles Seehawer","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Charles-Seehawer-updated-e1584711880209.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"December 1, 1899","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Promoted to Detective 3\/1\/1911"}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Edward Spindler","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Edward-Spindler-2-e1585323224752.jpg","rank":"Operator","appointed":"July 1, 1903","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":null,"militaryService":null,"militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Stephen Stecker","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Stephen-H-Stecker-2-e1585323177984.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"May 21, 1911","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Member of Policemen Relief Association","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Albert Templin","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Albert-Templin-2.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"October 17, 1904","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Promoted to Detective 07\/07\/1914","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"US Army","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Army.png","education":null},{"name":"Paul Weiler","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Paul-Weiler-e1585323240310.jpg","rank":"Detective","appointed":"February 19, 1906","deceased":"November 24, 1917","video":"","image":"","information":" Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station at Broadway and Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street. Police were not the intended target.<\/p>\n The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, a young man named Sam Mazzone, a member of the church and an unnamed man, brought the device to the police station.<\/p>\n Station Keeper Henry Deckert took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant\u2019s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the infernal device when its hell and fury was unleashed.<\/p>\n Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The names of the eight men killed are: Detective Stephen H. Stecker, Detective Charles Seehawer, Detective David O\u2019Brien, Detective Albert Templin, Detective Paul Weiler, Detective Fred W. Kaiser, Detective Frank Caswin and Station Keeper Henry Deckert. \u00a0Injured were Detective Louis Hartman and Detective Herman Bergin.<\/p>\n A watch on one of the men stopped at 7:57 p.m.<\/p>\n Above the assembly was the operator\u2019s room where Operator Edward Spindler was killed by shrapnel blasting through the floor. Killed near the entrance were citizens Catherine Walker, who was making a complaint in another matter, and an unidentified Italian man who, along with another young man that was uninjured, brought the infernal device to the station. In the Lieutenant\u2019s office, off the assembly, were Lt. Robert Flood and Detective Bart Maloney. Both escaped injury. Also uninjured were the eighteen prisoners in the cell room.<\/p>\n It was believed that the bomb was placed at the church by sympathizers of the anarchists who were arrested in connection with the Bay View riot of September 9th, 1917. An Italian gang attempted to disrupt a patriotic rally led by the pastor of the church. The anarchists had been threatening the group when one man pulled a revolver and shot at a detective. Another detective drew his weapon and killed the man. Then several members of the gang drew guns and began firing. In the end two alleged anarchists were killed and five persons injured, including two detectives.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Promoted to Detective PAUL WEILER\u00a0 \u00a0 7\/7\/1914","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Charles W. Gudgell","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Charles-Gudgell-e1583787230754.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"November 1, 1910","deceased":"August 22, 1916","video":"","image":"","information":" Traffic Officer Charles W. Gudgell was killed in the line of duty on August 22, 1916.<\/p>\n Officer Gudgell was run down by an automobile at N. 8th Street and W. Grand Avenue (now known as Wisconsin Avenue) around 10:45 on August 22, 1916. He was pronounced dead at Emergency Hospital 25 minutes later having suffered from several broken ribs and a crushed chest.<\/p>\n The out of town driver was unfamiliar with the rules of the road in Milwaukee, which may have played a part in the accident. Officer Gudgell’s death became part of the national movement for having standardized driving regulations and to require operators to pass a driving test.<\/p>\n Officer Gudgell, 33, was born February 6, 1883 in Sheffield, Illinois. He served with the Milwaukee Police Department for nearly six years having been appointed on November 1, 1910. He was married at the time of his death.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":null,"militaryService":null,"militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Peter Gauer","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Peter-Gauer-e1583786539126.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"June 1, 1907","deceased":"July 3, 1909","video":"","image":"","information":" It was reported as one of the worst storms ever to hit Milwaukee and it ultimately claimed the life of a Milwaukee Police Officer. \u00a0While trying to protect the lives of others by hoisting a broken electric wire up into a tree, Patrolman Peter Gauer, aged 27, was killed at 3:30 a.m. on July 3rd, 1909 on E. Ivanhoe Place, between N. Summit Avenue and N. Lake Drive.<\/p>\n Patrolman Gauer\u2019s death was the result of a storm, which blew down the wire and left it swinging in the street. His body was discovered shortly after by a milkman delivering in the area.<\/p>\n Although Patrolman Gauer had been on the department for just two years, his efficiency as an officer had brought commendation from headquarters and it was stated that he was considered one of the most promising of the younger patrolmen.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Otto H. Flieth","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Otto-Flieth-Edit.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"October 1, 1886","deceased":"December 17, 1908","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman Otto Flieth died on December 17, 1908, of injuries sustained in a crash with a streetcar eight days earlier.<\/p>\n Patrolman Flieth and three other officers were traveling in a horse-drawn police ambulance en route to aid a man who had fallen off a roof. As they approached the intersection of N. 12th Street and W. Galena Street, the driver saw the streetcar approaching from the south at full speed. He tried to turn the corner but the wagon swerved into the fast moving car.<\/p>\n The impact threw the men from their seats. Patrolman Flieth received the worst of the injuries with lacerations above his right eye, a fractured skull and three broken ribs. Some of the injuries may have come from being stepped on by one of the horses. A sergeant received severe lacerations to his scalp and two other patrolmen escaped with cuts and bruises.<\/p>\n Born in Milwaukee on February 5th, 1858, Patrolman Flieth was 51 years old. He served with the Milwaukee Police Department for over 21 years having been appointed on October 1, 1886. He was survived by his wife, a son and five daughters.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Member of Policemen Relief Association"}],"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":null,"education":null},{"name":"Ernest Johnson","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ernest-Johnson-Edit.jpg","rank":"Patrolman","appointed":"February 2, 1900","deceased":"September 15, 1904","video":"","image":"","information":" On September 15, 1904, Patrolman Ernest Johnson was killed between two railcars at the Northwestern train yards while in search of vagrants.<\/p>\n According to a newspaper account, Patrolman Johnson and his partner were in the yard watching for \u201cvags and tramps\u201d stealing rides on trains or sleeping in freight cars. It is believed that Patrolman Johnson crept between boxcars to watch an outbound train when he was crushed.<\/p>\n Patrolman \u00a0Johnson was 35-years-old and had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for four years. He left behind a wife and daughter.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"","militaryService":"US Army","militaryServiceBadge":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/US-Army.png","education":null},{"name":"John Kossow","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/John-Kassow-e1583786156863.jpg","rank":"Officer","appointed":"March 1, 1890","deceased":"September 30, 1899","video":"","image":"","information":" Patrolman John Kossow was killed on September 30, 1899. He was beaten to death with his own baton after being called to a residence near S. 25th Street and W. Orchard Street for a family trouble. \u00a0He was the second officer of the Milwaukee Police Department to be killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kossow was born in 1864 and was appointed to the Milwaukee Police Department on March 1st, 1890. John was 6’6″ in height and weighed 250 pounds and was referred to as “Big John”. He worked in the “bad lands”, between 3rd and 7th Streets, Grand Avenue north to Cedar (now Kilbourn). He transferred to the South Side, where he lived with his family in the spring of 1899.\u00a0 His wife was expecting another child. His beat ranged from Muskego on the east to 27th Street, then the city’s border, on the west, Greenfield Avenue south to Lincoln.<\/p>\n Patrolman Kossow was 34 years of age and he was survived by his wife and four children.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":[{"achievement_or_accomplishment":"Member of Policemen Relief Association","achievement_or_accomplishment_badge":""}],"badgeNumber":"333","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null},{"name":"Frank Piszczek","profileImage":"https:\/\/memorial.mphswi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Frank-Piszczek-e1585323266514.jpg","rank":"Roundsman","appointed":"May 1, 1876","deceased":"June 22, 1884","video":"","image":"","information":" Roundsman Frank Piszczek\u2019s murder on June 22, 1884 is the first recorded death of a Milwaukee Police Officer.<\/p>\n In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21st, 1884, Roundsman\u00a0Piszczek, was questioning a man across the street from the Union Depot at what is now S. 2nd Street and W. Seeboth Street. \u00a0Roundsman\u00a0Piszczek was not satisfied with the answers and arrested him on suspicion of being a crook. As they walked toward the South Side station, at what is now S. 1st and W. Florida Street, the man broke away and fired two shots from a revolver into Roundsman\u00a0Piszczek’s stomach. Roundsman\u00a0Piszczek returned fire, but the man disappeared into the fog and darkness.<\/p>\n Other officers heard the shots and found Roundsman\u00a0Piszczek lying on the sidewalk. \u00a0He drifted in and out of consciousness over the next 40 hours before succumbing to his wounds. In that time, he was able to give a description of the individual.<\/p>\n Even with a massive search of the city, the man managed to escape. He never faced his crime, however it is believed that the man was identified as Paddy Cavanaugh, a cracksman (safe robber), who days earlier had blown a safe at a saloon in Manitowoc. It is also believed that he was likely arrested elsewhere as he fled, as he was never seen in Chicago again.<\/p>\n Roundsman\u00a0Piszczek was a tanner by trade, and was at one time employed on the St Paul Road as a breakman. He became a member of the Milwaukee police force in 1876. He was a night patrolman, was then assigned to day duty and afterwards became station keeper on the South Side. Eight months prior to his death he was promoted to Roundsman. He was known as a hard-working, efficient officer, and a gentleman on and off duty. He was 33-years-old and had a wife and five children.<\/p>\n","additionalInformation":"","dateRange":"1855-1920","achievements":null,"badgeNumber":"83","militaryService":"","militaryServiceBadge":"","education":null}]