Incident
Officer Edward Maloney was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest a robbery suspect. When Officer Maloney attempted to arrest the suspect the two engaged in had-to-hand combat. During the fight the suspect drew a revolver and shot Officer Maloney in the back. The suspect then attempted to shoot a special officer as he escaped, but the officer knocked the gun from the suspect's hand and arrested him. The 25-year-old man was convicted of Officer Maloney's murder and sentenced to life at San Quentin State Prison. An accomplice was sentenced to 10 years. On May 11, 1924, the murderer escaped from Folsom Prison. He was captured in New York on March 19, 1931. He was paroled on September 9, 1941. Officer Maloney had served with the San Francisco Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 3-month-old baby.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Maloney gave the San Francisco Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Maloney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
San Francisco Police Department has lost 106 officers; 66 of them killed feloniously.
Edward is one of 974 officers killed feloniously in CA, 53% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Edward is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Edward is one of 17,622 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1915, 2 officers at San Francisco Police Department were killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 51 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 4.
In 1915, 12 officers in CA were killed feloniously, the 10th heaviest of 163 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 24.
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
Edward was 32. Of the 58 killed feloniously at San Francisco Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 45; the middle age was 39. Edward had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Edward was 32. Of the 905 killed feloniously in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 43; the middle age was 35. Edward had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Edward was 32. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Edward had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Edward was 32. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Edward had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 9.1% of these deaths at San Francisco Police Department; January holds the most, 13.6%. Mondays: 12.1%.
April holds 9.1% of these deaths in CA; October holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 12.9%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 62.3% of all 106 deaths at San Francisco Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 47% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 26.9% 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 51.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Edward among them.
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Charles J. Coots Apr 26, 1877
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John Nicholson Feb 16, 1884
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Edwin J. Osgood Dec 17, 1886
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Alexander G. Grant
Sep 11, 1891
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Samuel W. Harper Dec 26, 1896
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William L. Burke
Mar 24, 1898
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Eugene C. Robinson
Jan 21, 1902
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Max Fenner
Apr 18, 1906
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James S. Cook
Sep 6, 1906
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George P. O'Connell
Nov 16, 1906
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Edward T. McCartney Sep 3, 1907
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William Henry Heins
Jun 4, 1908
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William J. Biggy
Nov 30, 1908
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Antone J. F. Nolting
Jan 8, 1909
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Hammersly McMurray Oct 15, 1909
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Theodore G. Canham
Dec 11, 1909
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Charles F. Castor
Nov 26, 1911
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Thomas Finnelly
Nov 27, 1911
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John J. Nolan Mar 19, 1912
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Charles H. Bates
Jul 26, 1912
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Byron C. Wood
May 4, 1913
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Harry L. Sauer Mar 10, 1914
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Edward Maloney
Apr 19, 1915
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Frederick Holmes Cook
Nov 26, 1915
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Thomas Deasy Jan 8, 1916
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Peter Hammond May 12, 1916
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John Joseph Moriarty
May 26, 1916
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Martin Judge Dec 14, 1916
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William F. Sheehan Jun 25, 1917
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John B. Hurd
Jan 28, 1918
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Antone Schoembs Nov 19, 1919
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James Gallagher
Feb 3, 1920
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James W. Horton Sep 19, 1920
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Lester Dorman
Dec 5, 1920
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Miles M. Jackson
Dec 5, 1920
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Thomas Hanna Jan 23, 1921
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Joseph Walsh Jul 4, 1922
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Timothy Bailey Aug 3, 1922
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Thomas S. Kelly
Jun 4, 1923
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Joseph G. Conroy
Nov 5, 1923
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Michael J. Brady Oct 5, 1924
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George Campbell
Apr 11, 1925
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Benjamin G. Root
Apr 1, 1926
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John J. Driscoll Jun 28, 1927
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Frederick Nuttman Dec 31, 1927
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Frederick N. Spooncer Nov 24, 1928
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John Malcolm Apr 29, 1930
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Charles Rogerson Nov 23, 1930
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Elmer C. Thoney Jan 1, 1931
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Charles W. King
Jun 7, 1931
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William E. Manning Jan 2, 1932
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Mervyn A. Reardon Jun 9, 1932
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Michael J. McDonald
Aug 26, 1933
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James H. Mann
Feb 26, 1934
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Harry A. Peshon
Jun 4, 1935
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Edward F. Flagler
Feb 8, 1937
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Albert W. Argens Feb 21, 1937
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Cornelius Brosnan Nov 15, 1937
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Waldemar L. Jentzsch Dec 25, 1937
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Walter O. Salisbury Jan 2, 1939
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Vincent P. Lynch Aug 30, 1941
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Timothy Ryan Feb 11, 1943
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Phillip T. Farshman
Mar 2, 1946
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William Lawrence Bowman
Jan 4, 1948
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Richard Scholz
Sep 18, 1948
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Robert Edward Walters Sep 26, 1952
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Dennis Bradley Oct 8, 1953
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Thomas John Guzzetti Jan 26, 1955
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Henry Joseph Eidler May 27, 1955
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Gordon Oliveira
Dec 30, 1955
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Joseph Emmett Lacey
Dec 30, 1956
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Robert J. Morey
Aug 8, 1958
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Barry Ronald Rosekind Aug 14, 1958
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William C. Long Aug 31, 1958
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James J. Mancusi, Jr.
Jun 18, 1965
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Herman L. George
Dec 16, 1967
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Peter F. McElligott
Jun 19, 1968
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Rene G. Lacau
Apr 15, 1969
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Joseph Brodnik
May 1, 1969
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Eric A. Zelms
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Brian V. McDonnell
Feb 18, 1970
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Richard Radetich
Jun 19, 1970
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Harold Hamilton
Oct 19, 1970
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Charles D. Logasa
Feb 11, 1971
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Arthur D. O'Guinn Jul 30, 1971
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John Victor Young
Aug 29, 1971
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Code William Beverly Jr.
Jan 28, 1972
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Michael Wayne Herring Sep 10, 1974
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Joseph W. Boswell
May 3, 1977
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Douglas E. Gibbs
Oct 1, 1977
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Robert Errol Hooper
Feb 9, 1978
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Vernon Dale McDowell Feb 21, 1981
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John S. Macaulay
Jul 16, 1982
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James William Bloesch
Aug 2, 1988
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John J. Blessing
Nov 14, 1989
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Isiah Nelson, III
Apr 14, 1990
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James Louis Guelff
Nov 14, 1994
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James Francis Dougherty
Jan 11, 2000
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Kirk B. Brookbush
Jan 11, 2000
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Jon Clifton Cook
Jun 12, 2002
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Brian Dominique Olcomendy
Jul 26, 2003
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Isaac Anthony Espinoza
Apr 10, 2004
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Darryl Takeo Tsujimoto
May 1, 2006
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Nick-Tomasito Birco
Jul 26, 2006
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Bryan Dennis Tuvera
Dec 23, 2006
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Jesse Lee Myrick
Aug 25, 2010
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