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Deputy Constable

Conrad Frederick Straher

Imperial Police Department — Imperial, MO

Felonious

End of Watch June 3, 1930

Age 40

The Vigil Panel 59 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Constable Conrad Straher was shot and killed after catching two teenagers who were stealing tires from an automobile. Constable Straher followed the subjects along Highway 61 until they turned down a private road in St. Louis County. When the pair stopped Constable Straher ordered the two to remove the tire from their car. A struggle ensued and one of the subjects shot him. After falling to the ground Constable Straher returned fire, killing one of the subjects. The other subject fled the scene but was arrested a short time later.

Survivors

Constable Straher was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Straher served with the Imperial Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Imperial community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Straher.

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

Agency

Department Imperial Police Department

Location Imperial, MO

Platform Identity ipd.jefferson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1930

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Constable Conrad Frederick Straher 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Imperial Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Conrad Frederick Straher's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Conrad Frederick Straher Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Conrad Frederick Straher is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Conrad Frederick Straher was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518