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Trooper Andrew J. Lawrence
September 17, 1926
Died after a motorcycle accident which
occurred on September 12, 1926, near Hudson, NY, Columbia County, When his motorcycle
left the highway, skidded and crashed.
Trooper Charles M. McGinn
June 20, 1927
Died after a motorcycle accident which occurred on June
18, 1927, in the Village of Remsen, when an automobile backed out of a driveway,
and into his path, while in pursuit of a speeding car.
Sergeant Harry J. Wheeler
July 15, 1927
Died at the Duross underpass, Town of Sherrill, when an
on coming auto forced his motorcycle against the walls of the underpass during
a thunderstorm.
Lieutenant Walter Croasdale
August 22, 1927
Died due to injuries suffered in an auto accident which
occurred on August 16, 1927, on the Tully-Lafayette Highway. Lieutenant Croasdale
was operating the car of Captain Besse, Troop M (National Guard), when it collided
with a 10-ton steam roller parked across the roadway without lights. Lieutenant
Croasdale's Rough Riders had just performed at the Cortland County Fair. Captain
Besse had been showing horses at the fair.
Trooper Robert Roy
September 8, 1927
Died on September 8, 1927, from a gunshot wound to the
head, See Arnold T. Rasmussen - below. The troopers allowed a defendant, Wilmont
LeRoy Wagner, to go upstairs to retrieve his coat. Trooper Roy waited at the
front door, and Trooper Rasmussen at the back. While upstairs, Wagner shot Rasmussen
from the window. When Roy responded, he was also shot.
Trooper Arnold T. Rasmussen
September 8, 1927
Died on September 8, 1927 in the Town of Caneadea, Allegany
County, after being shot in the head along with Trooper Roy. Both troopers were
attempting to serve a petit larceny warrant on Wilmont LeRoy Wagner, who fled
the scene and was arrested in Tioga PA by the New York State Police after a
17-day manhunt. Wagner was found guilty and executed in the electric chair at
Sing-Sing Prison on June 21, 1928. The original petit larceny warrant was for
stealing $6.48 worth of auto parts.
Trooper Ernest M. Simpson
December 1, 1927
Died in an auto accident in the Village of Bainbridge,
Chenango County, when a vehicle with faulty brakes struck his troop car as it
traveled through an intersection. Simpson's vehicle flipped over, and pinned
him inside.
Trooper John J. Lane
May 13, 1928
Died at SP Bayshore when he fell backwards over a stairway
railing, landing on his head. Trooper Lane never regained consciousness and
was pronounced dead at the barracks.
Corporal Edward F. Dolphin
August 6, 1928
Died when he lost control of his motorcycle after hitting
a hole in the road in Valhalla NY. Corporal Dolphin was thrown 100 feet from
the motorcycle.
Trooper Carl T. Wilder
September 7, 1928
Died of a gunshot wound in the back, which occurred on
the Tuxedo-Greenwood Lake Highway, in the Town of Tuxedo. A deputy Sheriff of
New York County was changing a flat tire on his personal car when he saw Trooper
Wilder lying on the road next to his motorcycle. Approximately eight inches
from Trooper Wilder's had was a torn neck tie. This tie was the only piece of
physical evidence ever found. A passerby stopped and took Trooper wilder to
the hospital where he later died. Trooper Wilder never identified his killer(s).
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All information obtained from
"The
History of the New York State Police."
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