Jacob Benner

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO

Illness

End of Watch February 14, 1938

Age 28

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 74 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 73

Incident

Patrolman Jacob Benner succumbed to complications from an injury sustained three months earlier.

On November 6, 1937, he and several other officers raided an illegal gambling den in the city. As Patrolman Benner climbed onto a table one of his legs went through it. Several days later Patrolman Benner went to a local hospital where doctors discovered that he had ruptured a blood vessel in the leg and contracted blood poisoning. He died as a result of the blood poisoning on February 14, 1938.

Officer Benner, you were doing your duty and probably having a great time doing it! Here it is 79 years later and your name and service are still remembered and honored--and always will be. Keep watching over us and know that you are still strong and active, in the hearts of fine officers everywhere.

Tina Lewis Rowe Captain, Denver Police Department (ret.) U.S. Marshal, Colorado (ret.) April 18th, 2017

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Benner gave the Denver Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Benner.

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

Agency

Department Denver Police Department

Location Denver, CO

Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1938

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Patrolman Jacob Benner is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CO, 11 of 360 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

At Denver Police Department, 3 of 74 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this agency's fallen.

Denver Police Department

of 74 officers

4.1% Illness

CO — Statewide

of 360 officers

3.1% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness