Roll of Honor
Incident
Traffic Officer Joseph Manogue was shot and killed in the Newport Hotel while assisting U.S. Immigration officers taking an illegal immigrant into custody. A struggle ensued and shots were fired. When the gunfire ended, Officer Manogue lay dying, and Immigration Officer Daniel McDermott was seriously injured. The shooter was arrested and eventually transported to the state hospital in Waterbury. A jury later found him not guilty by reason of insanity. He died in an asylum in Beauport, Quebec, on October 4, 1926.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Officer Manogue served with the Newport Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Newport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Manogue.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Officer Joseph P. Manogue 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 VT, 12 of 31 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 38.7% of this state's fallen. That is 15.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph P. Manogue's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph P. Manogue Compares
Offender Outcome
Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph P. Manogue is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph P. Manogue was killed by not available.