James Mobrak

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Felonious

End of Watch February 3, 1937

Age 41

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Detective Sergeant James Mobrak was shot and killed during a burglary investigation at 5406 Rhodes Avenue. .He and his partner had just placed two burglary suspects in their squad car. As his partner went to check the residence where the two were taken into custody, one of the suspects pulled a handgun from his shoe and began shooting. Responding officers killed Sergeant Mobrak's assailants. Detective Sergeant Mobrak was a 13 year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department; His wife and three children survived him.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Mobrak gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Mobrak.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 3, 1937

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Both shot and killed

Detective Sergeant James Mobrak 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.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

112

of 176 officers

63.6% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious