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Chief Constable

Louis Drucker

New Canaan Police Department — New Canaan, CT

Felonious

End of Watch January 25, 1888

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Chief Constable Louis Drucker was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a Jacob Scheele for selling liquor without a license. Constable Drucker went to the man's home and as he approached the suspect pointed a double-barreled shotgun at him from a second story window. The suspect attempted to shoot Constable Drucker but the gun misfired. Constable Drucker returned to town and obtained the assistance of deputy constable and a former constable. When they returned to the man's house the suspect opened fire from the same window, striking Chief Constable in the heart. The suspect then shot himself in an attempt to commit suicide. The two other constables forced their way into the house and arrested the wounded man. Jacob Scheele was executed by hanging on June 18, 1893 for the murder of Constable Drucker. Constable Drucker is buried at Rodeph Sholom Memorial Park in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Chief Constable Drucker served with the New Canaan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Canaan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department New Canaan Police Department

Location New Canaan, CT

Platform Identity ncpd.western.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 25, 1888

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Hanged

Chief Constable Louis Drucker 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 CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At New Canaan Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

New Canaan Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Felonious

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Drucker's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Louis Drucker Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Hanged

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Drucker is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Louis Drucker was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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