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Police Officer

Albert R. Siko

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Felonious

End of Watch May 1, 1934

Age 28

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Albert Siko succumbed to wounds received two days earlier while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect. He had just gotten off duty and was waiting for a streetcar when a citizen alerted him to a streetcar robbery taking place one block away. Officer Siko rushed to the scene and observed the suspect fleeing. As he chased the suspect into an alley near Second Street and Delmar Boulevard, the man turned and shot Officer Siko in the face. The man then shot Officer Siko three more times as he lay on the ground. After the man fled, Officer Siko was able to crawl to a call box and summon help. The suspect was arrested the next day and positively identified by Officer Siko in the hospital before he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He told prison officials that even though Officer Siko identified him as innocent. He said he admitted to the shooting because police told him that he would hang if he did not. A few weeks later, a man was arrested with Officer Siko's service revolver in his pocket. He admitted killing Officer Siko, was convicted of his murder, and was sentenced to life in prison on October 13, 1934. The other suspect was released. The 27-year-old ex-convict and cellmate of John Dillinger was stabbed to death by a fellow inmate on October 17, 1953. Officer Siko had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two small sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Siko gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Siko.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Type Police Department

Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 1934

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Albert 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 1934, 178 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 16th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Albert was 28. 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. Albert had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death

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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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

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