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Deputy Sheriff

James C. Rieschl

Kenosha County Sheriff's Department — Kenosha, WI

Accident

End of Watch July 2, 1961

Age 33

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Deputy Sheriff James Rieschl was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a call. He lost control of his cruiser on a curve and it flipped over several times. Deputy Rieschl was killed on the second anniversary of his employment with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Rieschl gave the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kenosha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rieschl.

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

Agency

Department Kenosha County Sheriff's Department

Location Kenosha, WI

Platform Identity kcso.kenosha.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1961

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff James C. Rieschl is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Kenosha County Sheriff's Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Accident

WI — Statewide

124

of 317 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James C. Rieschl's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How James C. Rieschl Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James C. Rieschl is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Incident Location

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