Stanley J. Jerlecki
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Police Officer

Stanley J. Jerlecki

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch December 14, 1951
Age 29
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 151
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Stanley Jerlecki was shot and killed around 4 a.m. while pursuing burglary suspects at a jewelry store near 20031 W. Seven Mile. The adult suspect was shot and killed, and the juvenile suspect was apprehended. One of them had previously been convicted of shooting a New York State trooper but had been released early on a legal technicality. The juvenile suspect was ultimately acquitted of murder but convicted of burglary. Officer Jerlecki had served with the Detroit Police Department for four years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Jerlecki gave the Detroit Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jerlecki.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 14, 1951
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 151
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Stanley is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1951, 65 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 113th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Stanley was 29. 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. Stanley had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Stanley among them.

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Where

Police Officer Stanley J. Jerlecki

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch December 14, 1951

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-E

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