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Trooper Mark Toney was killed in an automobile accident on U.S. Highway 65/69, south of Indianola, at about 4:40 pm.
He was traveling with emergency equipment activated when the patrol car left the roadway and overturned several times, landing in a field. The vehicle burst into flames during the accident.
The crash investigation [...]
Sergeant Eric Stein was shot and killed as he, the county sheriff, and another deputy attempted to question a man regarding an incident that had occurred the previous night.
The three officers had gone to the man's home on 249th Street, in Sigourney, shortly before noon when they were fired upon. Sergeant Stein was struck by the shots and fatally wounded. [...]
Officer Sean Wissink was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 141 while en route to the airport.
Officer Wissink was a member of the Metro Star Task Force and was one of five officers who were about to leave for New Mexico take part in additional weapons of mass destruction training. He was en route to the airport when it is believed he swerved to avoid a [...]
Deputy Dennis McElderry was struck and killed by a patrol car after deploying stop sticks during a high-speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 63 just north of Bloomfield, Iowa, shortly before midnight.
The suspect, who was being chased, later turned himself in and was charged with vehicular manslaughter. The suspect was convicted of charges related to Deputy McElderry's death [...]
Deputy Halligan suffered a heart attack and died as he struggled with a 13-year old suspect. The struggle started when Deputy Halligan attempted to serve a psychiatric committal order on the suspect. Deputy Halligan is survived by his wife and six children. [...]
Deputy Androy was killed after falling down a flight of stairs at a domestic assault call. Upon his arrival the door to the residence was locked and was kicked in by responding units. During the operation Deputy Androy fell down a flight of stairs and struck his head. He was flown to a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, where he remained on life support for two [...]
Deputy Hayward was killed when he was struck by drunk driver while diverting traffic from I-80/I-35 onto I-35 as a result of an earlier accident. Deputy Hayward was standing outside of his patrol car when the driver struck him. The man continued driving for over a mile until he was stopped by an Iowa State Trooper near the original accident scene. The suspect was convicted of vehicular [...]
Corporal Hermann and Captain Philip A. Heimbecker were killed when their patrol plane crashed shortly after takeoff. They were transporting a prisoner at the time of the accident. [...]
Captain Heimbecker and Corporal Jon E. Hermann were killed when their patrol plane crashed shortly after takeoff. They were transporting a prisoner at the time of the accident. [...]
Officer Stone was killed when his patrol car struck a utility pole during a pursuit. Another officer initiated the pursuit after seeing a car doing donuts in a residential intersection. As he was pursuing the vehicle another vehicle pulled between him and the suspect vehicle. He struck the utility pole after he swerved to avoid that vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle he was [...]
Trooper Allen Nieland was killed when his Cessna 172 patrol plane crashed as he was assisting other troopers in locating a robbery suspect. He located the suspect and was flying above him when the aircraft suddenly nose-dived into the ground. The suspect was apprehended and charged with vehicular homicide in connection with Trooper Nieland's death. [...]
Chief Shatswell suffered a fatal heart attack while investigating a shoplifting in progress. When he arrived at the scene the suspect fled and Chief Shatswell chased him across the street, where he collapsed. A doctor who witnessed the incident began CPR but was unable to revive the chief.
Chief Shatswell was survived by his wife and three sons. [...]
Trooper Stanley Gerling and Trooper Pilot Lance Dietsch were killed in an airplane accident while searching for an elderly man who had wandered off. They were about to call off the search when the troopers located him in a soybean field. They began to circle the area when the plane made a sudden turn and crashed vertically into the ground. Trooper Gerling had served with the Iowa State Patrol [...]
Trooper Pilot Lance Dietsch and Trooper Stanley Gerling were killed in an airplane accident while searching for an elderly man who had wandered off. They were about to call off the search when the troopers located him in a soybean field. They began to circle the area when the plane made a sudden turn and crashed vertically into the ground. Trooper Pilot Dietsch had [...]
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