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Jack R. Ohrberg
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Detective Sergeant

Jack R. Ohrberg

Indianapolis Police Department — Indianapolis, IN
Felonious
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End of Watch December 11, 1980
Age 44
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 58

Incident

Detective Sergeant Jack Ohrberg was shot and killed while attempting to serve murder warrants on several gang members at 3544 North Oxford Street. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg, a homicide investigator, was following up on an investigation into an August 4 robbery and slaying of a Brink's Guard at a local K-Mart store. Re-examining leads on the case, he and his partner found information linking the case to a bank robbery of the American Fletcher National Bank. The detectives compared notes with the FBI and concluded they had enough information to make arrests on the bank robbery. Raids to serve the warrants were organized for several locations. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg was shot when he attempted to enter one of the residences to serve the warrant. Two suspects were apprehended by other officers at the scene. Both suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 8, 1994, one offender became the last person to be executed by electrocution in the state. On July 18, 1996, the other offender became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the state. Detective Sergeant Ohrberg had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 19 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four children, and two granddaughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Ohrberg gave the Indianapolis Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Ohrberg.

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

Agency

Department Indianapolis Police Department
Type Other
Location Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 11, 1980
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jack 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 1980, 127 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 37th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jack was 44. 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. Jack had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Indianapolis Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Jack among them.

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Where

Detective Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg

Indianapolis Police Department · End of Watch December 11, 1980

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-W

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