George Zientara

Toledo Police Dept. — Toledo, OH

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch April 16, 1928

Age 35

The Vigil Panel 55 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 31

Incident

Patrolman George Zientara was shot and killed while pursuing a group of men who had robbed a mail truck around 9:00 am. He and his partner followed the suspects to their home at 2304 Upton Avenue. When they arrived, Patrolman Zientara was struck by a hail of machine gun bullets, dying instantly. The suspects fled the home leaving the money they had stolen. One of the suspects shot and killed Patrolman Charles Skalay of St. Joseph, Michigan, Police Department on December 14, 1929. He was convicted of that murder and sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 1940. The second suspect was found shot to death in New York City on July 31, 1932. Patrrolman Zientara was a United States Army WWI veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Zientara served with the Toledo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Toledo Police Dept.

Location Toledo, OH

Platform Identity tpd.lucas.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 16, 1928

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Military Service

George Zientara served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman George Zientara 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Toledo Police Dept., 25 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 78.1% of this agency's fallen.

Toledo Police Dept.

of 32 officers

78.1% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious