James R. Walraven Sr.

Texarkana Police Department — Texarkana, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 23, 1929

Age 52

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer James Walraven was shot and killed by a man whom he had arrested for being drunk in public two days earlier.

As Officer Walraven walked his beat, he sat down on a bench in front of a local filling station. The man he had previously arrested approached him and pulled a handgun. After several misfires, the suspect shot Officer Walraven several times. Despite being mortally wounded, Officer Walraven returned fire and mortally wounded the suspect.

Officer Walraven had served with the Texarkana Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Walraven gave the Texarkana Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Texarkana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Walraven.

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

Agency

Department Texarkana Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Texarkana, Bowie County, TX

Platform Identity tpd.bowie.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 23, 1929

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Police Officer James R. Walraven Sr. 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 TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Texarkana Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Texarkana Police Department

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,461

of 2,422 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious