Walter Creech

Devon Constabulary — ENG

Felonious

End of Watch July 29, 1883

Age 31

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Fatally stabbed by a man he had warned for causing a disturbance.

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143 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Creech served with the Devon Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Devon Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity dco.dev.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 29, 1883

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

Police Constable Walter Creech is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Devon Constabulary, 4 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Devon Constabulary

of 10 officers

40% Felonious

ENG — Statewide

702

of 2,827 officers

24.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious