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Incident
Private Robert Yeszerski and Private William Clements, of the Seat Pleasant Police Department, were shot and killed while supervising the towing of vehicle from an apartment complex parking lot on Greig Court in Seat Pleasant. The owner of the vehicle had threatened Private Clements two days earlier when he was warned that the vehicle would be towed. As the tow truck driver was preparing to leave with the vehicle, the owner approached the officers, pulled out a .38 caliber handgun, and shot both officers several times. The suspect was shot and wounded by another Seat Pleasant police officer arriving on the scene. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life April 17, 1969. Private Yeszerski is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Private Yeszerski served with the Prince George's County Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Yeszerski.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Private Robert E. Yeszerski 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Prince George's County Police Department, 19 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert E. Yeszerski's cause is highlighted.
How Robert E. Yeszerski Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert E. Yeszerski is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert E. Yeszerski was killed by handgun.
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