Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Harold Woods was shot and killed after walking in on a robbery in progress at an A&P supermarket at Odell and Nepperhan avenues. When Officer Woods identified himself as a Police Officer, he was shot. Officer Woods was in very critical condition and was placed on a respirator at the hospital. Despite the doctors’ best efforts to save Officer Woods, he died from his wounds four days later. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life on December 16, 1975. He died in prison on March 20, 1988. Officer Woods had been with the Yonkers Police Department for 10 years and had also served with the New York City Police Department for one year. Officer Woods was survived by his wife and three sons. In 2022, the Nepperhan-Odell Avenues intersection was named Yonkers Police Officer Harold Woods Way.
Survivors
Officer Woods was survived by his wife and three sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Woods gave the Yonkers Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Yonkers community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Woods.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Harold L. Woods 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Yonkers Police Department, 3 of 20 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 15% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold L. Woods's cause is highlighted.
How Harold L. Woods Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harold L. Woods is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harold L. Woods was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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