Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective William Loscheider was accidentally shot and killed by another officer in a case of mistaken identity.
Detective Loscheider, along with other officers, was working on a stakeout of a liquor company in the 700 block of Broadway following information from an informant. After observing three men entering the business, officers were given orders to move in. The suspects quickly fled after spotting the officers, one of whom was apprehended immediately.
A second officer was chasing the suspects when he lost sight of them. As Detective Loscheider approached the scene with his gun drawn in the darkness, the second officer did not recognize him and ordered him to drop his gun. When Detective Loscheider didn't comply, the officer fired from his shotgun, fatally wounding him.
The burglars were later apprehended, charged, and convicted of murder for Detective Loscheider's death.
Since his death, the Joliet Police Department organized the Police Athletic League and the field at Plainfield and Wyoming was dedicated in his memory.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Loscheider gave the Joliet Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Joliet community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
William E. Loscheider served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Detective William E. Loscheider is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Joliet Police Department, 3 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William E. Loscheider's cause is highlighted.
How William E. Loscheider Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William E. Loscheider is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Military Service
William E. Loscheider served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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