23 Chattanooga police officers have been killed in the line of duty since 1879

A Chattanooga police officer wears a black stripe across his badge in honor of slain officers in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, July 14, 2016.
A Chattanooga police officer wears a black stripe across his badge in honor of slain officers in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, July 14, 2016.

Since 1879, 23 Chattanooga police officers have been killed in the line of duty:

2019: Officer Nicholas Galinger

2011: Sgt. Tim Chapin

2002: Officer Julie Jacks

2000: Officer Richard Alexander

1991: School Patrol Officer Fannie Davis

1979: Park Police Officer Harry Wilcox

1978: Officer David Friederichsen

1978: Officer Nelson Hess V

1977: Patrolman Clarence Hamler

1975: School Patrol Officer Elspeth Knox

1971: Capt. Morris Glenn

1953: Officer Harry Shipley

1952: Officer Ulysses Jackson

1942: Patrolman Arlie Carr

1939: Detective Clyde Shipley

1932: Patrolman Walter Mashburn

1931: Patrolman Jesse Shirley

1931: Patrolman J.H. Cornett

1921: Patrolman James Duggan

1912: Patrolman Clarence Livingston

1906: Patrolman Hugh May

1890: Policeman David Musgrove

1879: Policeman James Wiggins

Source: Chattanooga Police Department

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