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Police Officer

Valentine M. Lukowiak

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch November 14, 1926

Age 30

Tour of Duty 7 mo

Badge 32

The Vigil Panel 52 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 249

Incident

Officer Lukowiak was shot and killed while investigating a report of gunshots on Adele Street. He had met the complainant and both men walked to the location where they encountered two more men who informed the officer they had just been robbed. The two men then told Officer Lukowiak that the two suspects were in a nearby building at 2125 Adele Street. As Officer Lukowiak ascended the stairs that led to a "blind pig," the suspects began running down the stairs and opened fire on him. Officer Lukowiak was shot int he head and killed. The suspects raced past the downed officer but were later captured. One was convicted of manslaughter. Officer Lukowiak was a WWI veteran and had only served with the Detroit Police Department for 7 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his newlywed wife and by his brother, who served at the same station on the Detroit Police Department.

In Our Keeping

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Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Lukowiak served with the Detroit Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Detroit Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 14, 1926

Tour of Duty 7 mo

Age 30

Badge Number 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Valentine M. Lukowiak served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Valentine M. Lukowiak 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 59.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.

Detroit Police Department

177

of 250 officers

70.8% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious