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Chief Constable

Louis Drucker

New Canaan Police Department — New Canaan, CT

Felonious

End of Watch January 25, 1888

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Chief Constable Louis Drucker was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a Jacob Scheele for selling liquor without a license. Constable Drucker went to the man's home and as he approached the suspect pointed a double-barreled shotgun at him from a second story window. The suspect attempted to shoot Constable Drucker but the gun misfired. Constable Drucker returned to town and obtained the assistance of deputy constable and a former constable. When they returned to the man's house the suspect opened fire from the same window, striking Chief Constable in the heart. The suspect then shot himself in an attempt to commit suicide. The two other constables forced their way into the house and arrested the wounded man. Jacob Scheele was executed by hanging on June 18, 1893 for the murder of Constable Drucker. Constable Drucker is buried at Rodeph Sholom Memorial Park in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Chief Constable Drucker served with the New Canaan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Canaan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department New Canaan Police Department

Type Police Department

Location New Canaan, CT

Platform Identity ncpd.western.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1888

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Chief Constable Louis Drucker 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 CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Canaan Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

New Canaan Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Drucker's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Louis Drucker Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Drucker is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Louis Drucker was killed by shotgun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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