Roll of Honor
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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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Constable Conrad Frederick Straher 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 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 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Conrad Frederick Straher's cause is highlighted.
How Conrad Frederick Straher Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Conrad Frederick Straher was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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