Thomas L. Roberts
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Police Officer

Thomas L. Roberts

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA
Felonious
End of Watch April 10, 1898
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Thomas Roberts was shot and killed by two suspects he and his partner were questioning at the intersection of East Jefferson Street and 18th Avenue. Officer Roberts' partner was also shot but recovered. Officer Roberts had served with the Seattle Police Department for four years.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Roberts gave the Seattle Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Seattle, King County, WA
Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 10, 1898
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Not available

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Thomas 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 1898, 89 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

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

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
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 not available, in 0.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Seattle Police Department has 60 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Thomas L. Roberts

Seattle Police Department · End of Watch April 10, 1898

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-E

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