Roll of Honor
Daniel A. Todd
Incident
Special Deputy Sheriff Daniel Todd was shot and killed while intervening in a domestic dispute in Vernon.
He had been sworn in as a deputy and assigned to protect the city dumps, in the area of South Sante Fe Avenue and East Vernon Street, and its operators after they began to receive threatening letters and demands of money in January 1910. The sheriff believed that the letters were being sent by the Black Hand, a forerunner to the mafia.
On February 22nd, 1910, the operator's wife was threatened by her son who brandished a gun and demanded money. The woman asked Deputy Todd to intervene because he had built a rapport with the boy. A struggle ensued in which the firearm was discharged and struck Deputy Todd in the chest, killing him.
A coroner's jury and presiding judge both determined the shooting to be an accident and the boy was never indicted.
Deputy Todd was a widower and had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for approximately two months.
Special Deputy Todd, On today, the 110th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Los Angeles County.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol February 22nd, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Todd served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Todd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Deputy Sheriff Daniel A. Todd 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 58 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel A. Todd's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel A. Todd Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel A. Todd was killed by handgun.
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