The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments. The original was dedicated in September 1996 near the Kamin Science Center but was moved with the construction of Heinz Field and rededicated in May 2003.
Fallen officers The officers honored from the Pittsburgh & Allegheny County agencies are:
2010s (Port Authority of Allegheny County) K9 Aren, Thursday, January 31, 2016, Stabbed K9 Rocco, Thursday, January 30, 2014, Stabbed
2000s (Penn Hills) Police Officer Michael James Crawshaw, Sunday, December 6, 2009, Gunfire Ofc. Paul John Rizzo Domenic Sciullo, II Saturday, April 4, 2009, Gunfire Ofc. Eric Guy Kelly, Saturday, April 4, 2009, Gunfire Ofc. Stephen James Mayhle, Saturday, April 4, 2009, Gunfire K9 Ulf, Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Gunfire State Corporal Joseph Raymond Pokorny, Jr., Monday, December 12, 2005, Gunfire State Trooper Tod C. Kelly, Wednesday, November 7, 2001, Vehicle
1990s Sgt. James Henry Taylor, Jr., Friday, September 22, 1995, Gunfire (McKeesport) Police Officer Frank A. Miller, Jr., Wednesday, November 10, 1993, Gunfire K9 Jupp, Friday, June 21, 1991, Vehicle Ofc. Joseph J. Grill, Wednesday, March 6, 1991, Vehicle Ofc. Thomas L. Herron, Wednesday, March 6, 1991, Vehicle (Hampton) Police Officer Ralph Henry Mock, Jr., Monday, January 28, 1991, Vehicle Sgt. James T. Blair, Monday, November 26, 1990, Motorcycle
1980s (Bethel Park) Detective Lynn Russell Sutter, Saturday, March 28, 1987, Gunfire State Trooper Clinton Wayne Crawford, Monday, August 17, 1987, Vehicle (Penn Hills) K9 Joker, Monday, February 2, 1987, Stabbed (Sheriff) Sgt. James Robert Milcarek, Sr., Friday, November 18, 1983, Vehicle Dpty. Sheriff Edward M. Butko, Jr., September 29, 1983, Vehicle Det. Norman A. Stewart, Friday, September 16, 1983, Gunfire Patrolmen David A. Barr, Tuesday, May 3, 1983, Gunfire
1970s County Patrolman Thomas A. Daley, Friday, March 26, 1976, Animal K9 Fritz, Monday, April 28, 1975, Fall (Bell Acres) Patrolman John Sherba, Thursday, March 13, 1975, Vehicle Police Officer Patrick J. Wallace, Jr., Wednesday, July 3, 1974, Gunfire (Corrections) Captain Walter L. Peterson, Monday, December 10, 1973, Assault (McCandless) Patrolman Albert William Devlin, Monday, January 8, 1973, Vehicle (Whitaker) Patrolman Frederick Lippert, Thursday, October 5, 1972, Vehicle (Robinson) Lt. William B. Mays, Thursday, June 29, 1972, Heart attack (Penn Hills)Patrol Officer Bartley J. Connolly, Jr., Saturday, March 25, 1972, Gunfire (Penn Hills) Sergeant William Edward Schrott, Saturday, March 25, 1972, Gunfire Patrolman William J. Otis, Wednesday, March 3, 1971, Gunfire Patrolman John Leslie Scott, Wednesday, October 14, 1970, Gunfire
1960s (Verona) Police Officer Joseph Paul Zanella, Friday, September 19, 1969, Gunfire (Monroeville) Sergeant Andrew Robert Rusbarsky), Tuesday, October 29, 1968, Vehicle Patrolman James Edward Graff, Friday, February 23, 1968, Heart attack (Verona) Lt. Joseph Rafay, Jr., Thursday, January 19, 1967, Heart attack Patrolman Joseph Francis Gaetano, Friday, June 10, 1966, Gunfire (Corrections) Correctional Officer Clifford J. Grogan, Friday, November 12, 1965, Stabbed Patrolman Coleman Regis McDonough, Monday, July 5, 1965, Gunfire (Homestead) Patrolman Joseph G. Lecak, Thursday, October 26, 1961, Vehicle
1950s (Northumberland) Sheriff James R. Lauer, Wednesday, May 27, 1959, Gunfire Patrolman James V. Timpona, Thursday, October 16, 1958, Streetcar State Trooper Edward Mackiw, Saturday, May 31, 1958, Vehicle (Scott) Captain Edward J. Hilker, Sunday, September 16, 1956, Heart attack Det. James R. Kelly, Friday, June 3, 1955, Heart attack County Patrolman John W. Timmons, Saturday, March 19, 1955, Vehicle Patrolman John G. Gillespie, Tuesdasy, January 25, 1955, Vehicle (Fawn) Chief of Police Lloyd J. Hine, Monday, August 30, 1954, Vehicle Patrolman William H. Heagy, Thursday, March 25, 1954, Gunfire (Verona) Police Officer Charles McKinley, Thursday, February 4, 1954, Gunfire Patrolman Edward V. Tierney, Jr., Tuesday, July 28, 1953, Motorcycle Patrolman William R. Ewing, Saturday, February 7, 1953, Motorcycle
1940s (Bethel Park) Patrolman Joseph Chmelynski, Tuesday, March 9, 1948, Gunfire (Braddock) Patrolman Benjamin Harrison Manson, Sunday, October 5, 1947, Train Lt. William J. "Jack" Lavery, Tuesday, August 5, 1947, Electrocuted Patrolman Louis G. Spencer, Tuesday, December 24, 1946, Gunfire Patrolman Arthur A. MacDonald, Friday, March 16, 1945, Heart attack County Det. Albert T. Lorch, Friday, October 1, 1943, Gunfire Patrolman Toby J. Brown, Saturday, August 23, 1941, Gunfire
1930s Patrolman Edward M. Conway, Tuesday, June 27, 1939, Gunfire (West Homestead) Captain Edward A. O'Donnell, Monday, May 2, 1938, Motorcycle Patrolman John J. Scanlon, Saturday, August 21, 1937, Automobile (Pittsburgh Railways) Patrolman George Washington Huff, Wednesday, March 3, 1937, Vehicle Patrolman George A. Kelly, Friday, February 12, 1937, Vehicle Patrolman Charles M. Snyder, Monday, January 25, 1937, Drowned Inspector Albert L. Jacks, Friday, April 17, 1936, Illness (McKeesport) Patrolman John H. Sellman, Wednesday, March 18, 1936, Drowned Patrolman Robert L. Kosmal, Saturday, August 17, 1935, Gunfire Patrolman Roy W. Freiss, Sunday, February 3, 1935, Vehicle Patrolman George J. Sallade, Thursday, October 5, 1933, Vehicle State Patrolman Herbert P. Brantlinger, Sunday, September 3, 1933, Gunfire (Bellevue) Chief of Police Daniel V. Rosemeier, Friday, July 6, 1934, Heart attack (Brentwood) Police Officer Emil Carl Kehr, Tuesday, December 6, 1932, Motorcycle (McKeesport) Patrolman Charles Bartlett, Sunday, November 20, 1932, Heart attack (Ross) Chief of Police Vernon Porter Moses, Tuesday, May 3, 1932, Gunfire (Munhall) Police Officer Frank E. Moore, Sunday, January 17, 1932, Motorcycle (Cheswick) Patrolman John Polcsak, Wednesday, August 26, 1931, Vehicle (Ingram) Police Officer Louis Edward Wagner, Sunday, July 5, 1931, Motorcycle (Braddock) Patrolman John F. Podowski, Sunday, April 5, 1931, Vehicle Patrolman Joseph J. Beran, Wednesday, January 28, 1931, Vehicle (McKees Rocks) Patrolman Grover Wolf, Friday, November 14, 1930, Gunfire (West Elizabeth) Patrolman Clarence A. Jones, Monday, October 27, 1930, Motorcycle Patrolman Anthony E. Rahe, Thursday, August 7, 1930, Motorcycle Patrolman Orrie N. Murray, Wednesday, June 25, 1930, Motorcycle
1920s Patrolman James E. Hughes, Friday, December 27, 1929, Gunfire Patrolman Silas T. Yimin, Thursday, November 28, 1929, Illness Patrolman Stephen Janeda, Monday, July 15, 1929, Motorcycle Patrolman John Joseph Schemm, Friday, December 21, 1928, Fall (Edgewood) Chief of Police John L. Nye, Monday, November 5, 1928, Motorcycle Patrolman Ralph P. Gentile, Thursday, November 1, 1928, Motorcycle (Braddock) Patrolman Andrew Katnik, Thursday, December 29, 1927, Gunfire (Homestead) Captain Patrick J. Mullen, Thursday, November 10, 1927, Accidental Patrolman William P. Johnson, Sunday, October 23, 1927, Gunfire (West View) Chief William A. Quigley, Tuesday, September 27, 1927, Vehicle State Private John T. Downey, Monday, August 22, 1927, Gunfire Patrolman James F. Farrell, Wednesday, July 6, 1927, Gunfire (Rankin) Sergeant George L. MacPhee, Friday, April 9, 1926, Gunfire Patrolman Charles Lewis Cooper, Jr., Tuesday, August 18, 1925, Gunfire Lt. Albert Bert Burris, Tuesday, June 30, 1925, Heart attack (Braddock) Patrolman Charles W. Hanson, Thursday, April 9, 1925, Motorcycle Patrolman Samuel R. McGreevy, Thursday, October 9, 1924, Vehicle Lt. Robert J. Galloway, Tuesday, August 26, 1924, Gunfire Patrolman Joseph L. Riley, Sunday, August 3, 1924, Vehicle Deputy Sheriff Meyer Van Lewen, Saturday, July 19, 1924, Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Jovanovic, Monday, July 7, 1924, Gunfire (Stowe) Patrolman Harry Homer, Monday, June 15, 1924, Motorcycle (McKeesport) Patrolman Max Lefkowitz, Wednesday, May 14, 1924, Gunfire (Corrections) Deputy Warden John A. Pieper, Monday, February 11, 1924, Gunfire (Corrections) Corrections Officer John T. Coax, Monday, February 11, 1924, Gunfire Patrolman John Joseph Rudolph, Tuesday, April 3, 1923, Motorcycle Sgt. Casper Thomas Schmotzer, Tuesday, January 23, 1923, Gunfire Patrolman Daniel John Conley, Saturday, December 30, 1923, Gunfire Patrolman Edward George Couch, Monday, October 30, 1922, Gunfire (Neville) Chief of Police Arthur Stanley Phillips, Thursday, July 27, 1922, Motorcycle (McKeesport) Patrolman Charles F. Paist, Sunday, May 14, 1922, Motorcycle (Dormont) Police Officer Joseph A. Coghill, Sunday, December 25, 1921 (Etna) Police Officer James F. Lewis, Monday, May 9, 1921, Vehicle Patrolman William J. Johnston, Monday, May 2, 1921, Streetcar Detective Peter K. Tsorvas, Tuesday, November 2, 1920, Gunfire (Homestead) Patrolman William Frank Smith, Wednesday, October 6, 1920, Gunfire
1910s (Munhall) Patrolman Ignatius T. Brown, Friday, September 12, 1919, Vehicle (Crafton) Patrolman Louis H. Hufnagel, Monday, September 8, 1919, Gunfire (Turtle Creek) Police Officer Robert McLean Hamilton, Friday, April 4, 1919, Gunfire (McKees Rocks) Patrolman James Joseph Hanley, Tuesday, March 11, 1919, Vehicle (Homestead) Patrolman John L. Wilson, Sunday, September 8, 1918, Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Patrick Farrell, Saturday, March 2, 1918, Gunfire (Harrison) Chief of Police Harry Meyers, Sunday, January 6, 1918, Gunfire (Harrison) Officer William C. Lucas, Sr., Sunday, December 23, 1917, Gunfire (Munhall) Patrolman Michael J. Lebedda, Saturday, November 17, 1917, Gunfire Patrolman Edgar M. Hyland, Saturday, May 26, 1917, Assault Patrolman Charles R. Edinger, Wednesday, June 6, 1917, Gunfire (McKeesport) Patrolman Anthony Hlavaty, Wednesday, May 16, 1917, Motorcycle (McKeesport) Patrolman John E. Clifford, Wednesday, December 15, 1915, Vehicle (Duquesne) Patrolman John Flynn, Thursday, October 7, 1915, Gunfire Patrolman George H. Shearer, Tuesday, May 12, 1914, Gunfire Patrolman Michael Grab, Tuesday, March 3, 1914, Streetcar Police Officer John J. McDonough, Monday, September 29, 1913, Assault Deputy Sheriff J. Davis, Tuesday, January 28, 1913, Stabbed
1900s Police Officer William Walsh, Wednesday, October 20, 1909, Drowned State Private John Curtis "Jack" Smith, Monday, August 23, 1909, Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Harry H. Exley, Sunday, August 22, 1909, Gunfire State Private John L. Williams, Sunday, August 22, 1909, Gunfire Police Officer James Farrell, Saturday, October 23, 1908, Gunfire (Wilkinsburg) Chief of Police Daniel E. Doncaster, Saturday, March 14, 1908, Illness (Coraopolis) Patrolman Bruce A. Patton, Sunday, December 10, 1905, Gunfire Wagonman George M. Cochran, Sunday, November 13, 1904, Vehicle Police Officer Casper Mayer, Friday, April 1, 1904, Electrocuted Police Officer Andrew J. Kelly, Sunday, October 4, 1903, Gunfire (Wilkinsburg) Chief of Police George W. Snyder, Sunday, May 17, 1903, Heart attack Patrolman John Graham Kelty, Sunday, January 11, 1903, Streetcar Police Officer James H. Sheehy, Sunday, May 18, 1902, Gunfire Det. Patrick Edward Fitzgerald, Friday, April 12, 1901, Gunfire Police Officer David W. Lewis, Tuesday, August 7, 1900, Assault
1890s Police Officer William Scanlon, Friday, July 8, 1898, Assault Police Officer Charles Metzgar, Wednesday, May 11, 1898, Gunfire Lieutenant John Alexander Berry, Wednesday, February 9, 1898, Fire (Erie County Department of Corrections) Warden Thomas E. McCrea, Thursday, November 19, 1896, Assault Police Officer Patrick F. Doyle, Thursday, August 8, 1895, Heart attack (Allegheny City) Police Officer Peter Dillon, Thursday, September 20, 1894, Electrocuted (McDonald) Constable Hugh Coyle, Saturday, August 6, 1892, Gunfire
1880s Police Officer Thomas Chidlow, Thursday, May 24, 1888, Train