Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Arthur Crenshaw and Federal Prohibition Agent John Waters, of the United States Treasury Department, were shot and killed while investigating illegal stills in Pasco County, Florida. They were shot from ambush as they sat in their car. Six men, five of them brothers, were arrested and charged with both murders. All were tried, but none were convicted. One was shot and killed on February 24th, 1925, by officers raiding a liquor still near the site where Constable Crenshaw and Agent Waters were killed. Constable Crenshaw was survived by his wife, son, mother, and brother. He is buried in Trilby Cemetery, Trilby, Pasco County, Florida.
Survivors
Constable Crenshaw was survived by his wife, son, mother, and brother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Crenshaw served with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the New Port Richey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Crenshaw.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Arthur Fleece Crenshaw is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Pasco County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Fleece Crenshaw's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Fleece Crenshaw Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Fleece Crenshaw is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arthur Fleece Crenshaw was killed by shotgun.
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