Roger Lee Brown
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Police Officer

Roger Lee Brown

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH
Felonious
End of Watch August 11, 1976
Age 35
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 261
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Brown and Officer Michael Smith were killed when their cruiser was intentionally hit head-on by a suspect fleeing from other officers. The suspect was also killed in the accident.

Survivors

Officer Brown had been with the agency for nine years and was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Brown gave the Columbus Division of Police 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Brown.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Columbus, Franklin County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 11, 1976
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 35
Badge Number 261
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Roger 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 1976, 137 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 30th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Roger was 35. 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. Roger had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Columbus Division of Police has 59 officers remembered here, Roger among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Roger Lee Brown

Columbus Division of Police · End of Watch August 11, 1976

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W

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