John Bauer

Cheektowaga Police Department — Cheektowaga, NY

Felonious

End of Watch January 4, 1929

Age 32

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Officer Bauer was killed when he was intentionally run off the road while attempting to stop a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle had been stolen and the occupants were wanted for the shooting of another officer two days earlier. As Officer Bauer attempted to stop the vehicle the driver intentionally struck the rear of his motorcycle, forcing him through a guard rail and down a 40-foot embankment. Officer Bauer was transported to Emergency Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at 0200 hours.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bauer served with the Cheektowaga Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cheektowaga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bauer.

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

Agency

Department Cheektowaga Police Department

Location Cheektowaga, NY

Platform Identity cpd.erie.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1929

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Police Officer John Bauer 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 NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Cheektowaga Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Cheektowaga Police Department

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious