"Blessed Are the Peacemakers, for They Shall Be Called the Children of God." Matthew 5:9

The names of the 69 Denver Police Officers who have fallen in the line of duty will forever have their names here so their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Police Officer John C. Phillips
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, July 16, 1889
Police Officer Charles F. Wanless
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Thursday, September 18, 1890

Captain Charles A. Hawley
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Friday, January 16, 1891

Special Policeman Gustave Gisin
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Years of Service: 8 Years
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 24, 1893

Detective Alpheus J. Moore
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 20, 1895

Special Policeman Wendell P. Smith
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Years of Service: 2 Years
End of Watch: Thursday, February 6, 1896

Police Officer Thomas C. Clifford
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Sunday, August 13, 1899

Police Officer William E. Griffiths
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Sunday, August 13, 1899

Special Officer Stuart K. Harvey
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, November 6, 1900

Police Surgeon Frank Dulin
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, March 14, 1905

Captain William Bohanna
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 15, 1905

Police Officer John Spellman
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Monday, June 18, 1906

Police Officer William H. Beck
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Saturday, May 2, 1908

Police Officer William P. Stephens
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 25, 1908

Police Officer Samuel Charles Carpenter
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Years of Service: 1 Year
End of Watch: Monday, January 17, 1910

Police Officer William McPherson
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, March 12, 1912

Police Officer William H. Cabler
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Friday, Saturday, April 22, 1916

Police Officer Emerson L. McKinnon
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Friday, August 29, 1919

Police Officer Emerson L. McKinnon
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Friday, August 29, 1919

Detective George C. Klein
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Friday, August 29, 1919

Police Officer James E. Boggio
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Thursday, January 8, 1920

Police Officer Roy O. Downing
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Years of Service: 1 Years
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 1, 1920

Police Officer William O. Steam
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Years of Service: 11 Years
End of Watch: Friday, February 18, 1921

Police Officer Clarence E. Zietz
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Saturday, April 2, 1921

Police Officer Forrest Ross
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Monday, April 4, 1921

Police Officer Arthur J. Pinkerton
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Monday, May 30, 1921

Police Officer Richie Rose
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 31, 1922

Police Officer James Shannon
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Saturday, April 4, 1925

Police Officer Elmer I. Rich
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Years of Service: 6 Months
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 23, 1927

Police Officer Harry R. Ohle
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Thursday, November 22, 1928

Police Officer Thomas J. Durkin
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Years of Service: 27 Years, 6 Months
End of Watch: Thursday, January 17, 1929

Police Officer Clarence W. Alston
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Sunday, March 24, 1929

Police Officer William C. Keating
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Monday, August 31, 1931

Detective George P. Schneider
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Saturday, February 11, 1933

Detective John F. Dea
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Saturday, February 11, 1933

Police Officer Thomas J. O'Connor
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Monday, March 5, 1934

Police Officer John J. O'Donnell
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 28, 1935

Police Officer Clarence E. Fraker
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Friday, March 23, 1934

Police Officer Alson E. McCasland
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 28, 1935

Police Officer Clarence E. Fraker
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Years of Service: 17 Years
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 11, 1936

Detective Pasquale C. Marinaro
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Friday, April 17, 1936

Police Officer Forrest E. Sawyer
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Monday, March 8, 1937

Police Officer Jacob Benner
Badge 282
Tour of Duty: 2 Years
End of Watch: Monday, February 14, 1938

Detective Fred Renovato
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Thursday, October 13, 1938

Police Officer Earl F. Burns
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Years of Service: 5 Years
End of Watch: Thursday, February 16, 1939

Police Officer Virgil M. Hall
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Thursday, July 5, 1945

Police Officer William Allen Claassen
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 11, 1953

Police Officer Donald L. Seick
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Sunday, January 12, 1958

Police Officer Edward H. Smerdel
Badge 773
Years of Service: 12 Years
End of Watch: Sunday, July 16, 1961
Detective Darrell J. Suer
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Sunday, March 11, 1962

Police Officer Carl B. Knobbe
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 12, 1962


Police Officer Paul Major
Badge 50051
Years of Service: 15 Years
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 20, 1965
Police Officer Paul D. Wilson
Badge 63048
Years of Service: 9 Years
End of Watch: Saturday, September 14, 1968

Police Officer William J. Wirtz
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 10, 1971


Police Officer Merle E. Nading
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Sunday, October 3, 1971

Police Officer William E. Smith
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Thursday, January 23, 1975

Detective Donald DeBruno
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Years of Service: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 10, 1975

Police Officer Kathleen Garcia
Badge 80040
Tour of Duty: 1 Month, 2 Weeks
End of Watch: Saturday, March 28, 1981

Police Officer Patrick Pollock
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Tour of Duty: 7 Years
End of Watch: Friday, December 12, 1986

Police Officer James Weir
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Tour of Duty: Not Currently Available
End of Watch: Wednesday, June 3, 1987


Detective Robert W. Wallis
Badge 67020
Tour of Duty: 20 Years
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 9, 1988

Police Officer Shawn Leinen
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Tour of Duty: 3 Years
End of Watch: Saturday, February 25, 1995

Police Officer Ronald DeHerrera
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Tour of Duty: 2 Days
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 1, 1997
Police Officer Bruce Vanderjagt
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Tour of Duty: 11 Years
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 12, 1997

Detective Michael E. Dowd
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Tour of Duty: 10 Years
End of Watch: Saturday, December 6, 1997


Police Officer Dennis Michael Licata
Badge Not Currently Available
Tour of Duty: 4 Years
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 6, 2000

Detective Donald Ray Young
Badge 93021
Tour of Duty: 12 Years
End of Watch: Sunday, May 8, 2005

