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

Deputy Rodney Badger
April 29, 1853
The first Utah police officer to die in the line of duty drowned during a rescue attempt.
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Officer William Cooke
October 18, 1858
Officer Cooke was the first Utah police officer to be murdered in the line of duty.
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Officer Levi W. Davis
May 7, 1860
On April 27, Officer Davis was a member of the posse attempting to serve a warrant on a rustler.
Read MoreMarshal William R. Story
May 2, 1870
U.S. Marshal Story was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a murder suspect.
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Officer Festus Sprague
May 3, 1870
Officer Sprague was killed during a gun battle with a homicide suspect.
Read MoreMarshal Albert O. H. Bowen
October 16, 1873
Marshal Bowen was murdered at a Provo saloon. During the evening of October 13, the 44-year-old victim responded to a report of an intoxicated man waving a gun.
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Warden Mathew B. Burgher
March 16, 1876
Warden Burgher succumbed to injuries sustained while attempting to prevent an escape from the territorial prison.
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Deputy John Diamond
March 27, 1879
Deputy Diamond was shot and killed following an altercation in a courtroom at Silver Reef.
Read MoreOfficer Daniel Mahoney
August 5, 1883
On the evening of Saturday, August 4, 1883, while conducting his rounds, Officer Mahoney had several encounters with three intoxicated individuals.
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Marshal Andrew H. Burt
August 25, 1883
Marshal Burt was murdered by a deranged man in downtown Salt Lake City.
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Sergeant Alonzo M. Wilson
April 12, 1894
Sergeant Wilson died from an accidental gunshot wound.
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Sheriff James C. Burns
September 26, 1894
Sheriff Burns was shot and killed while investigating rustling in the mountains above Spring City.
Read MoreOfficer John C. Morrissey
July 6, 1895
Officer Morrissey was accidentally shot to death by a fellow officer.
Read MoreConstable Thomas A. Stagg
July 30, 1895
Constable Stagg, 62, and Uinta County (WY) Deputy Dawes, 43, were killed in a gun battle near the Wyoming border.
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Deputy Edward N. Dawes
July 30, 1895
Deputy Dawes, 43, and Echo City Constable Thomas Stagg were killed in a gun battle near the Wyoming border.
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