Dudley Emerson Whiteside

Jacksonville Police Dept. — Jacksonville, AL

Felonious

End of Watch June 21, 1955

Age 50

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Badge 100

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Chief Whiteside was shot and killed by a suspect armed with a .22 caliber pistol while attempting to settle a dispute with a resident over a city water main. Chief Whiteside went to talk to a store owner after he refused to let city workers unhook his water line from a closed mill. As the chief was searching him after a brief conversation, he drew a .22 caliber target pistol from his overall bib and shot the him near the heart. Chief Whiteside died instantly without making any attempt to use his own gun, which was still holstered when his body was removed from the scene. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was paroled in the 1980s and died a few years later. Chief Whiteside had been with the agency for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three daughters, two sons, father, two brothers, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Whiteside gave the Jacksonville Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Whiteside.

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

Agency

Department Jacksonville Police Dept.

Location Jacksonville, AL

Platform Identity jpd.calhoun.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 21, 1955

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 50

Badge Number 100

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .22 caliber

Offender Sentenced to life imprisonment

Chief of Police Dudley Emerson Whiteside 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Jacksonville Police Dept., 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Jacksonville Police Dept.

of 6 officers

33.3% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious