Clarence M. Bean

Ogden Police Department — Ogden, UT

Felonious

End of Watch May 1, 1945

Age 41

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Police Officer Clarence Bean died as a result of complications from injuries he received after being assaulted on July 22nd, 1944. Officer Bean had responded to a tavern where a serviceman was creating a disturbance. He walked up to the subject and asked him to leave the establishment, but the subject turned around on the bar stool and kicked Officer Bean in the stomach, causing Officer Bean to fall to the floor. Other officers responded to assist with the arrest. While placing the suspect into a patrol car, the suspect kicked Officer Bean in the groin, again causing Officer Bean to fall against a curb. For several months after the assault, Officer Bean had bouts of vomiting after eating meals. While on patrol in the early morning of April 11th, 1945, Officer Bean started having severe vomiting. He was taken to a hospital and exploratory surgery was performed. The surgery found Officer Bean had suffered severe internal injuries from the assault. A second surgery was performed on May 1st, 1945. However, the injuries were too severe and Officer Bean died later in the afternoon. Officer Clarence Bean served with the Ogden Police Department one year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Bean gave the Ogden Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Ogden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bean.

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

Agency

Department Ogden Police Department

Location Ogden, UT

Platform Identity opd.weber.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1945

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Offender Not available

Police Officer Clarence M. Bean is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ogden Police Department, 9 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 90% of this agency's fallen.

Ogden Police Department

of 10 officers

90% Felonious

UT — Statewide

of 138 officers

60.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious