Roll of Honor
William Blazier
Incident
Location: Indiana Incident Date: Saturday, September 2, 1922 Weapon: Edged weapon; Knife Offender: Not available
Detective William Blazier was stabbed and then thrown from a moving passenger train in Farmland, Indiana while attempting to arrest several men who were trespassing.
He had boarded westbound passenger train No. 43 at Ansonia, Ohio, and discovered five men aboard the train and ordered them to leave. Three of them obeyed his orders, but the remaining two reboarded the train and then hid in the tender car. He was attacked and disarmed when he discovered them in the tender. He was stabbed, robbed of his pistol, and then thrown from the train at the Plum Street crossing.
He was found unconscious by a resident approximately one hour later. He was taken to a hospital in Muncie, where he died the following day.
Detective Blazier served with the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Police Department for two years. was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Blazier gave the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Blazier.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective William Blazier 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 57.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Blazier's cause is highlighted.
How William Blazier Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Blazier is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Blazier was killed by edged weapon; knife.
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