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Detective Thomas Ring was shot and killed while assisting two railroad policemen who were investigating thefts from several boxcars. The officers went to the home of one of the suspects at 411 N 15th Street but were told to leave when they knocked on the door. Detective Ring was shot with a .45 caliber revolver as he attempted to look through a window into the home. Both suspects escaped. Detective Ring's killer was shot and killed three weeks later in Scribner when he resisted the Dodge County sheriff and four Omaha police officers. His accomplice was arrested weeks later in Kansas City. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to one to 10 years. He was paroled 22 months later and deported to Mexico.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Ring served with the Omaha Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Ring.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Omaha Police Department has lost 25 officers; 21 of them killed feloniously.
Thomas is one of 97 officers killed feloniously in NE, 64.2% of the 151 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 1915, 1 officer at Omaha Police Department was killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1915, 1 officer in NE was killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 68 years on record. The heaviest was 1977, with 6.
In 1915, 152 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 26th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1915, 157 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 29th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Thomas was 54. Of the 20 killed feloniously at Omaha Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 42.5; the middle age was 33.5.
Thomas was 54. Of the 92 killed feloniously in NE whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 51; the middle age was 41.
Thomas was 54. 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 was 54. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
February holds 23.8% of these deaths at Omaha Police Department, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 19%.
February holds 10.3% of these deaths in NE; August holds the most, 14.4%. Wednesdays: 14.4%.
February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.
February holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 84% of all 25 deaths at Omaha Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 38.1% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 64.2% of all 151 deaths in NE, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 26.8% 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
Omaha Police Department has 25 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.
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Thomas A. Welch Aug 17, 1866
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Jeremiah McCheane Jun 26, 1870
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Dan D. Tiedeman
Jun 9, 1897
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Samuel S. Drummy
Feb 15, 1908
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Lafayette A. Smith
Jan 14, 1909
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Thomas Ring
Feb 10, 1915
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William Good
Mar 31, 1916
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Frank Rooney
Jan 31, 1918
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Frank J. Murphy, Jr.
Jul 23, 1919
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Arthur G. Cooper
Feb 1, 1921
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James E. Scott Feb 10, 1922
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Frank S. Aughe
Jan 31, 1924
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William M. Davis
Feb 25, 1927
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Fred A. Kruger
Nov 17, 1930
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James J. Sullivan
Apr 4, 1931
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Reynold Wolfe
Feb 23, 1935
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Leslie G. Chamberlin
Jul 29, 1935
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Joseph J. Treglia
Jul 17, 1936
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John E. Costello
May 30, 1961
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Larry D. Minard, Sr.
Aug 17, 1970
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Paul Albert Nields
Jun 6, 1974
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James B. Wilson, Jr.
Aug 20, 1995
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Jason Pratt
Sep 19, 2003
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Gregory Keith Hamill
Feb 19, 2014
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Kerrie Sue Orozco
May 20, 2015
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-E
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