Thomas L. Roberts

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA

Felonious

End of Watch April 10, 1898

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 59

Incident

Police Officer Thomas Roberts was shot and killed by two suspects he and his partner were questioning at the intersection of East Jefferson Street and 18th Avenue. Officer Roberts' partner was also shot but recovered. Officer Roberts had served with the Seattle Police Department for four years.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Roberts gave the Seattle Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 April 10, 1898

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Not available

Offender Not available

Police Officer Thomas L. Roberts 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