Robert E. Yeszerski

Prince George's County Police Dept. — Hyattsville, MD

Felonious

End of Watch November 30, 1968

Age 23

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Private Robert Yeszerski and Private William Clements, of the Seat Pleasant Police Department, were shot and killed while supervising the towing of vehicle from an apartment complex parking lot on Greig Court in Seat Pleasant. The owner of the vehicle had threatened Private Clements two days earlier when he was warned that the vehicle would be towed. As the tow truck driver was preparing to leave with the vehicle, the owner approached the officers, pulled out a .38 caliber handgun, and shot both officers several times. The suspect was shot and wounded by another Seat Pleasant police officer arriving on the scene. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life April 17, 1969. Private Yeszerski is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Private Yeszerski served with the Prince George's County Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Yeszerski.

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

Agency

Department Prince George's County Police Dept.

Location Hyattsville, MD

Platform Identity pgcpd.pg.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1968

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Sentenced to life

Private Robert E. Yeszerski 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Prince George's County Police Dept., 19 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.3% of this agency's fallen.

Prince George's County Police Dept.

of 30 officers

63.3% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious