Incident
Detective Nick Jacob was shot and killed as he and his partner transported a prisoner back to New Orleans from Gulfport, Mississippi. The suspect had been arrested in Gulfport for another crime. An accomplice in Louisiana filed a false report, which would require the New Orleans police to extradite the suspect back to Louisiana. The accomplice went with the officers to pick up the suspect. When the suspect was released from Gulfport custody, an empty .45 caliber handgun was returned to him by the Gulfport police. The suspect and the accomplice rode in the back seat of the police car, and during the ride, the suspect handed the gun to the accomplice, who loaded it and then shot Detective Jacob in the back of the head as they reached the outskirts of New Orleans on Highway 90. When they dumped his body on a side road, the other detective made an escape as the suspects shot at him. Both suspects were captured the next day in Galvez, Louisiana. The suspect who killed Detective Jacob was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in the electric chair on January 26, 1951. Detective Jacobs had served with the New Orleans Police Department for at least three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Jacob gave the New Orleans Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Jacob.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
New Orleans Police Department has lost 128 officers; 86 of them killed feloniously.
Nicholas is one of 364 officers killed feloniously in LA, 61.2% of the 595 remembered there.
Nicholas is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Nicholas is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1948, 1 officer at New Orleans Police Department was killed feloniously, the 15th heaviest of 62 years on record. The heaviest was 1900, with 6.
In 1948, 2 officers in LA were killed feloniously, the 61st heaviest of 136 years on record. The heaviest was 1900, with 7.
In 1948, 80 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 84th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1948, 81 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 87th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Nicholas was 35. Of the 60 killed feloniously at New Orleans Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 30.8 and 45.3; the middle age was 36.5. Nicholas had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Nicholas was 35. Of the 310 killed feloniously in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 31.3 and 48; the middle age was 40. Nicholas had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Nicholas was 35. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Nicholas had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Nicholas was 35. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Nicholas had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
September holds 3.5% of these deaths at New Orleans Police Department; February holds the most, 15.1%. Mondays: 11.6%.
September holds 5.5% of these deaths in LA; July holds the most, 11.3%. Mondays: 12.4%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 67.2% of all 128 deaths at New Orleans Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 24.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 61.2% of all 595 deaths in LA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
New Orleans Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Nicholas among them.
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James Norton Dec 24, 1840
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Frederick Samuel Sieber Nov 9, 1851
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John Dunn Mar 28, 1855
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Alexander Algeo Mar 26, 1856
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Thomas Bird Mar 2, 1858
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Francis Gebhardt Nov 5, 1868
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James Crofton Oct 4, 1869
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John McDonough Feb 5, 1877
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Samuel Page Aug 23, 1879
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David C. Hennessy
Oct 16, 1890
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John Hurley
Apr 4, 1892
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Thomas Fitzgerald Aug 10, 1892
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Albert Turregano Feb 9, 1893
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John Pettaway Oct 10, 1893
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John H. Keller
Nov 18, 1894
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Nicholas J. Weber Jan 1, 1895
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John Teen Apr 27, 1896
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Anthony Cleary May 6, 1898
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Martin Trimp May 6, 1898
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Richard Fitzgerald
Jun 10, 1898
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Thomas Duffy May 11, 1899
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Michael Hanley May 10, 1900
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John Day
Jul 24, 1900
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Peter J. Lamb
Jul 24, 1900
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John F. Lally
Jul 27, 1900
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Andrew Van Kuren Jul 27, 1900
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Gabriel J. Porteous
Jul 28, 1900
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John Thomas Mar 10, 1901
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Charles Doyle Feb 7, 1903
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Robert J. Cambias, Jr.
Oct 18, 1907
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John J. Carroll
Aug 14, 1908
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Charles Merritt
Feb 14, 1911
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Joseph Lacoste
Nov 1, 1911
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Dennis Egan Sep 22, 1914
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Francis A. Burke
Jul 5, 1915
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Garry Owen Mullen
Aug 2, 1917
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James W. Reynolds
Aug 2, 1917
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William J. Brown
Dec 9, 1917
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Frank P. Connor Feb 14, 1918
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Patrick J. Kennedy Feb 14, 1918
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Theodore A. Obitz May 26, 1918
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Charles A. Giblin Jun 15, 1919
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Alfred J. Beyl Feb 19, 1920
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Roselius Folse Jul 20, 1920
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Pat Manning May 27, 1921
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Timothy Lynch, Jr. Feb 11, 1922
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George E. Heno Aug 15, 1922
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Lemmie L. Fortenberry Feb 17, 1924
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Jacob Uhle Dec 24, 1924
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Anthony Lynch Jul 7, 1925
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William C. Grunwald Dec 24, 1925
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Frank C. Mahen Feb 5, 1926
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Richard Connors Jan 3, 1928
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Albert Wiebelt
Jan 3, 1928
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Lester H. Johnson Jan 23, 1930
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William Blumstein Nov 24, 1930
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Ernest A. Grillot Dec 24, 1930
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Cornelius L. Ford
Mar 9, 1932
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Albert E. Oestriecher
Mar 9, 1932
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George P. Weidert
Mar 9, 1932
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James Louis Daniels Apr 16, 1933
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James T. Ford
Dec 1, 1934
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James A. Ranna Feb 4, 1938
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James J. Adams Dec 27, 1940
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Herman O. Raschke Jun 15, 1941
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Fred Krummel Jan 16, 1942
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George O'Donnell Dec 5, 1944
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Frederick L. Braud Sep 17, 1945
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Leslie J. Oster, Sr. Jul 31, 1947
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Nicholas G. Jacob
Sep 6, 1948
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Charles R. Johns
Jan 2, 1949
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Marvin R. Morton Dec 30, 1950
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George W. Heaney
Nov 29, 1951
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Benson J. Walker Aug 11, 1952
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Harold J. Powell Jan 11, 1955
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Percival A. Johnson, Sr.
Sep 10, 1955
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Lawrence H. Pool
Mar 13, 1956
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Paul L. C. Paretti
Feb 13, 1957
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Allen Charles Steele
Oct 16, 1959
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Dennis R. Fremin Apr 18, 1961
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Joseph J. Enright, III Aug 30, 1961
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Gilbert D. Benitez
Aug 13, 1963
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Charles T. Kramer
Mar 8, 1965
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Thomas F. Jackson
Feb 26, 1966
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James D. Clayton Sep 12, 1966
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Lloyd E. Verrett, Sr.
Oct 5, 1967
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Delmar E. Stone
Jun 26, 1968
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Peter Edward Bergeron, Jr.
Dec 12, 1969
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Victor Leo Bordeaux
Aug 26, 1970
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Alfred E. Harrell
Dec 31, 1972
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Philip J. Coleman, Sr.
Jan 7, 1973
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Paul A. Persigo
Jan 7, 1973
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Louis Joseph Sirgo
Jan 7, 1973
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Kasimer Zinga, Sr.
Feb 21, 1973
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Edwin C. Hosli, Sr.
Mar 5, 1973
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Dennis J. McInerney
Feb 26, 1974
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Joseph R. Tardiff, Jr.
Feb 28, 1975
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Thomas J. Albert, Sr.
Feb 21, 1979
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Ronald Leon Duplechain
Nov 17, 1979
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Gregory J. Neupert
Nov 8, 1980
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Noel Smith Feb 8, 1984
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Thomas Michael Phillips
Aug 28, 1987
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Earl Joseph Hauck, II
Mar 22, 1990
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Darren Ahmed
Mar 14, 1991
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Talton E. Jett, Sr.
Nov 17, 1992
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Ronald A. Williams, II
Mar 4, 1995
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Chris D. McCormick, Sr.
Jul 17, 1996
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Joseph C. Thomas
Jul 18, 1996
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Morris Donald Cavaliere Jr.
Apr 26, 1998
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Johnnie Mae Clanton
Jun 23, 1999
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Christopher Wayne Russell
Aug 4, 2002
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Alva Ray Simmons
Jul 10, 2004
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George August Tessier, III
Jul 14, 2004
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LaToya Nicole Johnson
Aug 9, 2004
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Christopher John Doyle, III
Nov 19, 2005
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Thelonious Anthony Dukes, Sr.
Nov 9, 2007
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Nicola Diane Cotton
Jan 28, 2008
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Alfred Louis Celestain, Sr.
Jan 11, 2010
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Rodney Renee Thomas
Jul 7, 2013
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Daryle S. Holloway
Jun 20, 2015
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