Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Henry Crocha succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three weeks earlier while attempting to serve a fugitive warrant on an escapee in Berwick, Louisiana.
He had gone to the man's home and knocked on the door. When the fugitive answered he pointed a gun and Constable Crocha and ordered him off of his porch. Constable Crocha complied and began walking toward the gate when the man fired at him, striking him in the spine.
Constable Crocha was taken by train to a hospital in New Orleans and succumbed to his wound on June 7th, 1899.
On June 16th, 1899, the same subject shot and killed Constable John Bernauer in Patterson as the constable attempted to arrest him. Constable Bernauer was able to return fire with a shotgun and wounded the subject. He was arrested several days later while attempting to board a train. He was convicted of Constable Bernauer's murder and subsequently executed on August 18th, 1899.
Constable Crocha was the elected constable of the Sixth Ward.
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Constable Crocha served with the St. Mary Parish Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Franklin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Henry Crocha 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At St. Mary Parish Constable's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Crocha's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Crocha Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1899
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Crocha is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Crocha was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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