Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Albert Siko succumbed to wounds received two days earlier while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect. He had just gotten off duty and was waiting for a streetcar when a citizen alerted him to a streetcar robbery taking place one block away. Officer Siko rushed to the scene and observed the suspect fleeing. As he chased the suspect into an alley near Second Street and Delmar Boulevard, the man turned and shot Officer Siko in the face. The man then shot Officer Siko three more times as he lay on the ground. After the man fled, Officer Siko was able to crawl to a call box and summon help. The suspect was arrested the next day and positively identified by Officer Siko in the hospital before he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He told prison officials that even though Officer Siko identified him as innocent. He said he admitted to the shooting because police told him that he would hang if he did not. A few weeks later, a man was arrested with Officer Siko's service revolver in his pocket. He admitted killing Officer Siko, was convicted of his murder, and was sentenced to life in prison on October 13, 1934. The other suspect was released. The 27-year-old ex-convict and cellmate of John Dillinger was stabbed to death by a fellow inmate on October 17, 1953. Officer Siko had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two small sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Siko gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Siko.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Albert R. Siko 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert R. Siko's cause is highlighted.
How Albert R. Siko Compares
Offender Outcome
Killed in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert R. Siko is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert R. Siko was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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