Incident
Patrolman Sullivan was shot and killed with his own service weapon while trying to quell a bar disturbance. Patrolman Sullivan had served with the agency for 1 year.
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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Sullivan gave the Savannah Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Savannah Police Department has lost 31 officers; 21 of them killed feloniously.
John is one of 549 officers killed feloniously in GA, 60.7% of the 905 remembered there.
John is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
John 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 1869, 1 officer at Savannah Police Department was killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 19 years on record. The heaviest was 1866, with 2.
In 1869, 3 officers in GA were killed feloniously, the 66th heaviest of 149 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 16.
In 1869, 33 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 152nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1869, 35 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 152nd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
John was 40. Of the 19 killed feloniously at Savannah Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 42; the middle age was 30. John had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 5 years.
John was 40. Of the 481 killed feloniously in GA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 48; the middle age was 38. John had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
John was 40. 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. John had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
John was 40. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. John had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 4.8% of these deaths at Savannah Police Department; August holds the most, 14.3%. Saturdays: 38.1%.
December holds 10.6% of these deaths in GA, more than any other month. Saturdays: 20.6%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.3%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 67.7% of all 31 deaths at Savannah Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 14.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 60.7% of all 905 deaths in GA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 6.7% 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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.2% of these deaths.
His people
Savannah Police Department has 31 officers remembered here, John among them.
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James Foley Apr 7, 1866
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Edward G. McNichols Apr 7, 1866
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Samuel Bryson Nov 4, 1868
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Robert A. Reid Nov 5, 1868
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John D. Sullivan Dec 25, 1869
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Habersham H. Harvey Oct 20, 1881
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Jensen Christian Neve
Feb 10, 1894
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Harry B. Fender Feb 16, 1901
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Frank V. Hansen Jun 17, 1910
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James McGinley Feb 20, 1916
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Walter H. Marlow
Mar 27, 1921
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Philip E. Steeves Mar 22, 1922
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William F. Hodges Aug 10, 1924
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William C. Ellzey Sep 26, 1926
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O. Raymond Hughes Aug 18, 1928
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Samuel Marion Webb, Sr.
Apr 14, 1929
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Herbert V. Fitzgerald Aug 1, 1929
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James E. Roughen
Jan 22, 1934
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Earl W. Eubanks
Dec 23, 1941
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James Walter Todd
Dec 12, 1950
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H. Dan Rolison
Sep 25, 1960
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Jimmy Lee Bland
Sep 26, 1966
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Frank W. Mobley Jul 20, 1968
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Robert D. Watford Sep 18, 1969
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James Franklin Marchbanks
Jun 30, 1976
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John Joseph Brown
Apr 14, 1981
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Mark Allen MacPhail, Sr.
Aug 19, 1989
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Willie Samuel Smith
Mar 11, 1994
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Joseph Lupus
May 22, 2018
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Anthony Lawrence Christie
May 25, 2018
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Kelvin Bernard Ansari
May 11, 2019
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