Street Sign Dedication plaques
On August 23rd, 2007 The Badge of Honor Association with assistance from Rochester Police Department Chief David Moore, Executive Deputy Chief George Markert and then Commander Glen Hoff held the first ever Rochester Police officer sign dedication ceremony. The Ceremony was to honor all of the Rochester Police Department's fallen officers through out history.
Commemorative street sign type plaques were created and placed at the following locations where the officer's had passed away. Each plaque depicts the officers name, rank and badge number and the date they died.
The Official ceremony on August 23th 2007, was held at Irondequoit Bay. This location was chosen to honor, whom at that time was Rochester's last fallen Officer, Ron Siver. Officer. Siver drowned August 19th, 1984, while working as a member of the RPD Scuba team.
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Patrolman Louis Gomenginger
EOW:July 3rd,1876
Location:205 State St. |
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Patrolman. William P. O'Neill
EOW: December 29, 1888
Location: Adams and Ford |
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Patrolman. Charles E. Twitchell
EOW: August 10, 1910
Location: Meigs and Rockingham |
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Patrolman Frank Ford
EOW: May 29th, 1912
Location: 440 North street
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Patrolman. James Upton
EOW: March 19, 1919
Location: Clarissa and Tremont |
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Patrolman William O' Brien
EOW: May 2nd,1919
Location: 290 Garson Ave |
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Patrolman. John Mallet
EOW: June 22, 1931
Location: Reynolds and Frost |
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Detective. Victor Woodhead
EOW: November 17, 1932
Location: Stillson St. (Old Stillson Street Garage) |
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Patrolman. James P. Volz
EOW: September 15, 1942
Location: E.Main and Prince St. |
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Patrolman. Harold V.Shaw
EOW: Friday December 11th 1959
Location: 10 Ambrose street
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Patrolman. Leo L. Kerber
EOW: December 10, 1961
Location: Hayward and Goodman |
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Officer John J. Jenkins
EOW: January 3, 1979
Location: Court and Chestnut |
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Officer Ronald J. Siver
EOW: August 19th,1984
Location: Irondequoit Bay
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