Incident
Policeman Kronschnable was shot and killed when he stopped a speeding car at Main and 24th Streets. Unbeknownst to Policeman Kronschnable the driver had kidnapped a 14-year-old girl and had her bound and gagged in the car. When he saw the girl he went for his gun but the man shot him first. The suspect drove a short distance away and let the girl go. The shooter, 35, fled to Mexico and was later apprehended in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 4, 1918, for killing a man in that city over a girl. He confessed to Pennsylvania authorities that he killed Policeman Kronschnable. He was convicted of the Pennsylvania murder and sentenced to life. He was released from Western Penitentiary on May 4, 1939, and arrested by Los Angeles officials as soon as he walked out. He was tried and convicted for the murder of Policeman Kronschnable and kidnapping, and sentenced to life. He died in Folsom Prison on June 21, 1946.
Survivors
Policeman Kronschnable was survived by his wife and a baby daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Kronschnable gave the Los Angeles Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Kronschnable.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Los Angeles Police Department has lost 240 officers; 115 of them killed feloniously.
Thomas is one of 974 officers killed feloniously in CA, 53% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Thomas is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Thomas 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 1916, 1 officer at Los Angeles Police Department was killed feloniously, the 31st heaviest of 75 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 3.
In 1916, 14 officers in CA were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 163 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 24.
In 1916, 155 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 24th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1916, 175 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 23rd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Thomas was 37. Of the 106 killed feloniously at Los Angeles Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 37; the middle age was 31.5. Thomas had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 5.5 years.
Thomas was 37. Of the 905 killed feloniously in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 43; the middle age was 35. Thomas had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Thomas was 37. 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. Thomas had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Thomas was 37. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Thomas had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 11.3% of these deaths at Los Angeles Police Department; February holds the most, 15.7%. Fridays: 7.8%.
December holds 8.2% of these deaths in CA; October holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15.1%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 47.9% of all 240 deaths at Los Angeles Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 33.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 26.9% 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
Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.
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William Warren
Nov 1, 1870
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Clyde A. May
Feb 28, 1907
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Patrick H. Lyons
Nov 30, 1907
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Walter Hurman Auble
Sep 9, 1908
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David Brooks
Apr 8, 1910
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Arthur B. Crusey
May 28, 1911
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Cecil S. Bowman
Jun 8, 1911
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James Palistine Wylie
Nov 29, 1911
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Floyd C. Eiler
Dec 25, 1911
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James Francis Crehan
Mar 31, 1914
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Robert Vernon Murray
Sep 24, 1914
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John Francis Toolen
Oct 19, 1915
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James Edward Browning
Nov 29, 1915
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Walter R. Kreps
Mar 28, 1916
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Charles H. Crowe
Jun 17, 1916
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Thomas J. Kronschnable
Dec 15, 1916
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James A. Ellsworth
Sep 4, 1917
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Charles E. Johnson
Nov 13, 1917
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Orimel E. Barney
Nov 21, 1917
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John Celestine Clifford
Oct 14, 1918
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Samuel L. Walker Oct 23, 1918
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Peter Hilding Isackson Oct 24, 1918
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Joseph Henry Matlock Oct 26, 1918
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Carey Judson Smith
Nov 2, 1918
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Charles William Stone
Nov 7, 1918
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George Albert Nelson Nov 15, 1918
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Lester Earl Trebilcock
Nov 20, 1918
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David Chester Towels Nov 23, 1918
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Harry A. Byers
Dec 9, 1918
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Isaac Oliver Gibeau Dec 16, 1918
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Blair Miller Cook Jan 5, 1919
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Harry Henry Gates
Jan 12, 1919
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Albert C. Wedge
Feb 5, 1919
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Patrick J. Downey
Feb 18, 1919
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Claude H. Wyatt
Aug 27, 1919
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Edward Joseph Romero, Jr.
Sep 22, 1919
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John G. Magness May 21, 1920
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Donald Cary Hathaway
May 24, 1920
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Elijah P. Bradley
Jun 15, 1920
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Frank L. Coe
Feb 11, 1921
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John Fitzgerald
Jun 18, 1921
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William L. Brett
Dec 6, 1921
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Harry Clester
Dec 6, 1921
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Roy L. Shy
Apr 8, 1922
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Vernon Oliver Dinsmore
Nov 4, 1922
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Charles P. Williams
Jan 13, 1923
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Arthur Cruse
Jan 22, 1923
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Mathew P. McDonagh
Dec 16, 1923
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Ralph D. Green
Jan 11, 1924
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Glen E. Bond
Feb 20, 1924
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George E. Papst
Jul 27, 1924
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Edward E. Wilhoit
Aug 20, 1924
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Frank E. Corley
Aug 24, 1924
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Ralph Miover Apr 11, 1925
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Ernest Wylie Smith
Aug 23, 1925
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Herbert Klade
Feb 8, 1926
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Carl Drake Feb 23, 1926
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James M. Miller
Mar 14, 1926
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Arthur L. Davenport
May 16, 1926
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Andrew J. Davilla
Sep 10, 1926
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Charles M. Partin
Jan 23, 1927
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Parley L. Bennett
Jan 25, 1927
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John Volberg Wicks
Mar 23, 1927
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Judson D. Cornwall
Jul 7, 1927
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James H. Carter
Mar 18, 1928
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John M. Brinnegar Sep 29, 1928
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William H. Marple
Feb 27, 1929
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John M. Schomaker
Feb 27, 1929
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Lewis Long Apr 18, 1929
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James C. Costello
Mar 31, 1930
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Peter Muller, Jr.
Apr 13, 1930
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Verne A. Brindley
May 10, 1930
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James L. Beck
Jan 28, 1931
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Henry Clay Jackson
Mar 1, 1931
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Hugh A. Crowley
Jan 11, 1932
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Paul Donath
Apr 28, 1932
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Paul T. Lee
Dec 20, 1932
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William Arthur Anderson
Oct 24, 1933
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Russell A. Leidy
Jul 24, 1934
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Alfred C. Madon
Jun 16, 1935
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Owen D. Yancey
Oct 20, 1935
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Clyde Pritchett
Feb 17, 1936
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Everett A. Barber
Nov 9, 1936
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Donald C. Tisdale Mar 10, 1937
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Neville Batt Jul 9, 1937
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Earl John Bickel
Aug 30, 1937
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Walsteen E. Long Jan 18, 1938
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George C. Howard
May 22, 1938
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Weymouth T. Lockridge
Sep 9, 1938
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Harry G. Emsley Jan 12, 1939
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William G. Brown Sep 13, 1939
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Orley O. Sanner
May 26, 1940
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Ferris Eugene Stansell
Jul 11, 1941
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Arthur W. Bethel
Jul 13, 1941
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George Robert Colvin
Aug 18, 1941
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Joseph English Daniels
Sep 24, 1941
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Warren Gamel Chamberlain
Dec 25, 1941
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Lee N. Bunch
Mar 8, 1942
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Mario V. Deiro
Dec 31, 1942
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James Oscar Summers
Mar 4, 1944
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Charles Howard Bridgeman
Mar 16, 1945
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Isaac LaFayette Lankford
Oct 14, 1945
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Norbert John Huseman
Dec 31, 1945
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John Wyatt Harris
Feb 1, 1946
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Walter Henry Kesterson
Feb 4, 1946
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George Booker Mogle
Aug 7, 1946
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Frank George Panek
Apr 14, 1947
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Frederick Strauss Wales
Oct 7, 1947
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John Naccarato, Jr.
Dec 5, 1947
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Delmar Eugene Cook
Dec 6, 1948
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John William Milton
May 16, 1949
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Roland E. White
May 11, 1950
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Glenn Howard Clark
Jul 8, 1950
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James Burke Vose
Oct 21, 1950
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Thomas John Kennedy
Apr 5, 1951
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Chester M. Gildehaus
Sep 30, 1951
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Marvin Wayne Haney
Feb 15, 1952
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James Douglas Kennard
Mar 3, 1952
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Lloyd Fred Hassler
Aug 24, 1952
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John Edward Dunphy
Jun 22, 1954
Where
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