Trent A. Sickles

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA

Felonious

End of Watch November 26, 1935

Age 31

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

The Vigil Panel 70 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 59

Incident

Police Officer Trent Sickles and Police Officer Theodore Stevens were shot and killed by three burglary suspects at 8904 Roosevelt Way. The officers had received a report of a burglary in progress at a beer parlor just over the city line outside of Seattle. The officers responded to backup sheriff's deputies but arrived first. Officer Sickles went to cover the front door while Officer Stevens went to the rear door. As Officer Sickles reached the front door he was shot and killed. Officer Stevens ran to help his partner and he too was shot and killed by the suspects. On April 2, 1936, all three suspects were apprehended in Hollywood, California. Two brothers and their brother-in-law were stealing slot machines from the parlor. All three were convicted of two counts of first-degree murder. Two were sentenced to life and the third was hanged at Walla Walla Penitentiary on November 21, 1938. On November 11, 1949, one of the men was pardoned by Governor Arthur B. Langlie. Officer Sickles had been a member of the Seattle Police Department for five years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Sickles gave the Seattle Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sickles.

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

Agency

Department Seattle Police Department

Location Seattle, WA

Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 26, 1935

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun; 12 gauge

Offender One executed; Two sentenced to life

Police Officer Trent A. Sickles 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Seattle Police Department, 44 of 60 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 73.3% of this agency's fallen.

Seattle Police Department

of 60 officers

73.3% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 339 officers

55.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious