Harry F. Raines
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Detective

Harry F. Raines

Daytona Beach Police Department — Daytona Beach, FL
Felonious
End of Watch January 13, 1945
Age 33
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Harry Raines was shot and killed while questioning suspects about a stolen vehicle. Detective Raines initiated a traffic stop when the subject exited the vehicle and shot Detective Raines. The man fled the scene and left his two passengers on the side of the road. The subject was wanted in Tennessee for rape and robbery and thought Detective Raines was attempting to apprehend him. He was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, by special agents from the FBI, convicted of Detective Raines' murder, sentenced to death, and executed on March 17, 1947. Detective Raines had served with the Daytona Beach Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, father, three sisters, two brothers, and aunt.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Raines gave the Daytona Beach Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Daytona Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Raines.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL
Platform Identity dbpd.volusia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 13, 1945
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Harry is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1945, 68 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 105th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Harry was 33. 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. Harry had served 5 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%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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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, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Daytona Beach Police Department has 11 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Detective Harry F. Raines

Daytona Beach Police Department · End of Watch January 13, 1945

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 6-W

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