Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Patrolman George Haas was shot and killed when he interrupted a robbery in progress at the Oaks Card Club at the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Park Avenue.
A man and his brother-in-law had abducted a taxi driver and forced him to drive them to the card club. They entered the club and announced a holdup before firing several rounds from a machine gun over the heads of the patrons. As the subjects fled back into the cab Special Patrolman Haas encountered them and called out to them. One of the men immediately opened fire with the machine gun, striking Patrolman Haas in the abdomen several times.
The men fled but were apprehended several days later and charged with Patrolman Haas' murder. On Jun 11, 1944, both suspects, brother-in-laws, ages 29 and 26, were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. They were executed in the gas chamber on September 14, 1945.
Patrolman Haas was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Patrolman Haas was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Patrolman Haas served with the Emeryville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Emeryville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Patrolman Haas.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Patrolman George Henry Haas 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 97,759 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%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Henry Haas was killed by rifle; machine gun.
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