Waukesha County
Online Genealogyand
Family History Library
Sources:
Officer Down Memorial Page
Wisconsin Police Officers Killed
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial
National Law Enforcement Memorial
Note: The National Law Enforcement Memorial is located on Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF MICHAEL GESZVAIN
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department
Wednesday, June 21, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire when a prisoner gained control of service weapon
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to two counts of life without parole.
National Law Enforcement Memorial: Panel 37, W -9
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CORPORAL JEFFREY JOSEPH GUSINDA
Brookfield Police Department, WI
Tuesday, March 30, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
National Law Enforcement Memorial: Panel 60, W -19
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CAPTAIN JAMES LUTZ
Waukesha Police Department April 28, 1994
Cause of death: killed by a father/son pair of bank robbers who were fleeing from the police Suspect Status: Both suspects were captured, have been convicted
Theodore Oswald and James H. Oswald were convicted of nineteen and twenty felony counts, respectively, at jury trials in Waukesha county on March 8 and May 29, 1995. The charges stemmed from a bank robbery, an escape in a stolen car, a shootout with police officers, and the resulting death of Captain James Lutz of the City of Waukesha Police Department. The gunfire exchange with the police was captured on videotape by a television reporter and widely broadcast.
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SERGEANT QUIN EDWARD O'BRIEN
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department
Thursday, June 22, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire when a prisoner gained control of service weapon
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to two counts of life without parole.
National Law Enforcement Memorial: Panel 41, W -8
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WILLIAM PHIPPS SR.
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department
Thursday, August 5, 1943
Cause of Death: Unidentified
No further information about the death of this officer available
National Law Enforcement Memorial: Panel 38, W -11
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DETECTIVE GEORGE A. SCHMIDLING
Waukesha Police Department
Sunday, June 11, 1961
Cause of Death: Unidentified
No further information about the death
National Law Enforcement Memorial: Panel 5, E -12
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JOHN S. TAYLOR JR.
Menomonee Falls Police Department
Saturday, August 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
No further information about the death is available
National Law Enforcement Memorial: Panel 45, W -12
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