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Deputy Sheriff

Charles T. Daly

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department — Monterey Park, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch January 23, 1857
Tour of Duty
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 119

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Charles Daly, Constable Charles Baker, Sheriff James Barton, and Constable William Little were shot and killed while attempting to arrest members of the notorious Flores-Daniels Gang after its leader had escaped from San Quentin.

The gang ambushed the officers, killing them. Deputy Daly had just been deputized by Sheriff Barton in order to help apprehend the criminals.

Fifty-two members of the gang were arrested and 18 were hung for the murders.

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169 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Daly served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Type Other
Location Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 23, 1857
Tour of Duty
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles 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 1857, 14 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 166th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles had served 0 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff Charles T. Daly

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch January 23, 1857

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 29-E

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