Incident
Trooper Arnold Rasmussen and Trooper Robert Roy were shot and killed while attempting to serve a petite larceny warrant on a suspect near the village of Caneadea. The warrant was for stealing $6.48 worth of auto parts. As the Troopers waited outside the suspect’s home for him to get his jacket, a shot was fired from inside the house, killing Trooper Rasmussen. Trooper Roy entered the suspect’s home, but as he climbed the stairs, he was shot and killed. The suspect was apprehended three weeks later, convicted, and executed for the crime in 1928. Trooper Rasmussen had served with the New York State Police for two months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two young children, and his parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Rasmussen served with the New York State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Rasmussen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
New York State Police has lost 171 officers; 29 of them killed feloniously.
Arnold is one of 738 officers killed feloniously in NY, 34.7% of the 2,126 remembered there.
Arnold is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Arnold is one of 17,629 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1927, 2 officers at New York State Police were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1927, 9 officers in NY were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 154 years on record. The heaviest was 2001, with 32.
In 1927, 220 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1927, 222 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Arnold was 23. Of the 29 killed feloniously at New York State Police whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 35; the middle age was 32. Arnold had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Arnold was 23. Of the 667 killed feloniously in NY whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 43; the middle age was 35. Arnold had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Arnold was 23. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Arnold had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Arnold was 23. Of the 15,849 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Arnold had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
September holds 17.2% of these deaths at New York State Police; July holds the most, 17.2%. Thursdays: 24.1%.
September holds 13.8% of these deaths in NY, more than any other month. Thursdays: 15.7%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Thursdays: 14.1%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 17% of all 171 deaths at New York State Police, the 3rd most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 17.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 34.7% of all 2,126 deaths in NY, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 27.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 20.4% of these deaths.
His people
New York State Police has at least 120 officers remembered here, Arnold among them.
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James N. Skiff
May 25, 1920
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William H. Curley
Oct 2, 1922
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Harold C. Mattice
Apr 28, 1923
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Roy A. Donivan
Oct 8, 1923
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Theodore A. Dobbs
Sep 29, 1924
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Alexander E. Boehm
Nov 13, 1924
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James B. Losco
Jul 7, 1925
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Phillip E. Gonterman
Sep 26, 1925
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Ernest F. Rudd
Oct 5, 1925
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Thomas J. Scanlon
Oct 5, 1925
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Andrew J. Lawrence
Sep 17, 1926
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Charles M. McGinn
Jun 20, 1927
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Harry J. Wheeler
Jul 15, 1927
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Walter Croasdale
Aug 22, 1927
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Arnold T. Rasmussen
Sep 8, 1927
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Robert Roy
Sep 8, 1927
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Ernest M. Simpson
Dec 1, 1927
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John J. Lane
May 13, 1928
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Edward F. Dolphin
Aug 6, 1928
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Carl T. Wilder
Sep 7, 1928
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John J. Cahill
Feb 22, 1930
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John L. Furlong
Apr 30, 1930
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Edward J. Sweeney
May 17, 1930
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Leroy John Baker
Aug 24, 1930
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James M. MacLarnon
Jan 19, 1931
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John E. Frey
Mar 18, 1931
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Garland Blair
Oct 12, 1931
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Martin E. Ryan Nov 25, 1931
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Theophilius Gaines
Jan 15, 1932
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Tremain M. Hughes
Jan 15, 1932
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Raymond J. Chippendale
Aug 12, 1932
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Vincent A. Dunn
Oct 2, 1932
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Walter A. Purcell
Mar 31, 1933
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Homer J. Harrison
Jun 19, 1933
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Jerome B. Nugent
Oct 13, 1933
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Raymond A. Plunkett
Jan 5, 1934
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George J. Van Antwerp
Aug 23, 1934
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Edward L. Cunningham
Oct 10, 1934
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Thomas C. Lynes
Jun 3, 1935
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John G. Lord
Jul 23, 1935
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Anthony F. Laurence
Jul 27, 1935
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Clark Lewis
Jan 19, 1936
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Stanley C. Greene
Feb 28, 1936
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Kenneth N. Devitt
Feb 19, 1937
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John H. Lockhart
Mar 3, 1937
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Gerard B. Kane
Nov 15, 1937
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Arthur A. Reddy
Nov 15, 1937
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Joseph L. Fitzpatrick
Nov 17, 1937
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William T. Graydon
Mar 19, 1938
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Martin J. Kerins
Aug 23, 1938
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William F. Dobbs, Jr.
Aug 27, 1939
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Robert A. Moore
Jul 30, 1941
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Richard L. Hedges
Jul 11, 1942
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James R. Gohery
Dec 29, 1943
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Kenneth B. Knapp
Jul 17, 1945
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Robert V. Conklin
Jul 4, 1948
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Harold F. Myers
Dec 19, 1950
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Arthur M. Diffendale
Jun 14, 1951
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Harry Adams
Sep 1, 1951
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Patrick F. O'Hara
Feb 22, 1952
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Arthur L. LaCroix
Jul 4, 1954
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Gerard Thomas McHugh
May 25, 1956
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Ronald J. Donahue
May 23, 1959
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Donald A. Strand
Sep 28, 1960
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John S. Kelley
Dec 2, 1960
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Salvatore J. Embarrato
Jul 6, 1961
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Stanley A. Bunner
Jun 30, 1965
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Charles S. Dorrian
Sep 19, 1965
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James D. Conrad
Nov 11, 1966
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Richard A. Pallas, Jr.
Aug 31, 1967
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Charles Warren Perkins, Sr.
Oct 26, 1967
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William G. Doyle
Dec 14, 1967
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Richard T. Juna
Feb 8, 1970
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John G. George
Mar 1, 1970
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Richard L. Weltz
Mar 17, 1970
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Samuel N. Rowe
May 1, 1970
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John F. Cotter
Nov 21, 1970
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Robert M. Semrov
Jan 27, 1973
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Bruce B. McCully
Sep 30, 1973
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Leslie S. Grosso
May 21, 1974
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Raymond C. Dodge
Jul 2, 1974
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Emerson James Dillon, Jr.
Oct 24, 1974
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William V. McDonagh
Dec 14, 1975
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Gerald A. DeGroot
Jun 24, 1978
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Robert John Gaylo
May 13, 1980
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James A. Kelly, Jr.
Aug 8, 1980
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Robert Van Hall, Jr.
Dec 5, 1980
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Thomas L. Buck
Mar 19, 1981
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Thomas L. Pryme
Jul 24, 1982
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Gary E. Kubasiak
Aug 30, 1982
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Brian N. Rovnak
Feb 2, 1983
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David M. Corbine
May 23, 1983
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Paul Ashburn
Jul 26, 1983
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Richard Benjamin Snyder
Sep 20, 1984
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Thomas F. Hudson
Nov 26, 1985
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Arthur Anthony Scarafile
May 8, 1986
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Robert G. Dunning
Jun 14, 1987
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Alvin P. Kurdys
Sep 15, 1987
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Thomas J. Consorte
Nov 23, 1987
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Joseph Thomas Aversa
Mar 5, 1990
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Ricky J. Parisian
May 20, 1994
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Holger Beck
Jun 23, 1995
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Nathaniel Burroughs
Feb 14, 1997
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T. Michael Kelly
May 31, 2000
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Kenneth A. Poormon
May 31, 2000
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Lawrence P. Gleason
Feb 11, 2002
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Robert Wayne Ambrose
Dec 19, 2002
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Jeffry Todd Edelson
Nov 23, 2003
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Thomas M. O'Neill
Jul 6, 2005
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Andrew J. Sperr
Mar 1, 2006
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Craig J. Todeschini
Apr 23, 2006
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Joseph Anthony Longobardo
Sep 3, 2006
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Jose A. Rosado
Jan 24, 2007
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David Brinkerhoff
Apr 25, 2007
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Lawrence W. Lakeman
Aug 24, 2007
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Joseph Banish
Apr 1, 2008
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Shawn W. Snow
Aug 3, 2008
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David J. Lane
Nov 4, 2009
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Jill E. Mattice
Jan 20, 2010
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Covel Chase Pierce
Mar 10, 2011
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