Stanley Leo Bobosky
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Patrolman

Stanley Leo Bobosky

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch July 6, 1934
Age 40
Tour of Duty 12 yrs 4 mo
Badge 1446
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Stanley Bobosky was shot and killed while investigating a series of auto thefts. He and his partner were returning to the police station when they observed a vehicle with no license plates and stopped it at the intersection of Western Avenue and Lake Street. As Patrolman Bobosky stepped from his car, one of the three occupants of the vehicle opened fire, fatally wounding him. The suspects were never apprehended. Patrolman Bobosky was a United States Navy WWI veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for over 12 years. He was assigned to a State's Attorney special detail for thefts at the time.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Bobosky gave the Chicago Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 6, 1934
Tour of Duty 12 yrs 4 mo
Age 40
Badge Number 1446
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Stanley Leo Bobosky served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Stanley is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1934, 178 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 16th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Stanley was 40. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Stanley had served 12.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Stanley among them.

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Where

Patrolman Stanley Leo Bobosky

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch July 6, 1934

Military Service

Stanley Leo Bobosky served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-W

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