Roll of Honor
Jack W. Laicy
Incident
Location: Ohio Incident Date: Tuesday, November 20, 1923 Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Offender: Sentenced to life
Detective Jack Laicy succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained four days earlier when he shot in the railyards in Lorain, Ohio.
He was shot after ordering four men out of a coal car. Despite being wounded, he was able to return fire and wounded one of the men. The wounded man was arrested approximately on hour later and charged with Detective Laicy's murder. Detective Laicy was able to identify the subject before he died in the hospital four days later.
The man was convicted of Detective Laicy's murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Detective Laicy was a combat veteran of WWI and had been wounded during the war.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and one child.
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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.
Detective Laicy served with the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jack W. Laicy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Jack W. Laicy 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 New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department, 4 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack W. Laicy's cause is highlighted.
How Jack W. Laicy Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jack W. Laicy is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jack W. Laicy was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
