Born: April 16, 1896

On December 15, 1926, Officer John W. Leiter was riding his motorcycle on Twenty-third Street. Nearing the intersection of 23rd Street and Park Avenue, he struck a pothole and was thrown to the pavement. He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, suffering from a skull fracture. Officer Leiter died at the hospital, on December 16, 1926.

James H. "Happy" Smith

On June 14, 1928, a group of bank robbers attempted a theft in broad daylight at the Home Trust Company on Walnut Street. Tear gas was tossed inside, forcing them to flee. In the process, they wounded five bystanders, and an older man suffered a fatal heart attack from the shock. Officers James H. Smith and Darrell Capshaw were working their posts at 11th and Walnut, and 10th and Walnut when the robbers rushed by. Smith was shot and fatally wounded, but was able to shoot out the windshield of the get-away car. Capshaw was also wounded as he was directing traffic. The robbers were caught several days later.

Officer Smith joined the police department in 1914.

Charles H. Dingman Jr.

Born: June 21, 1901

December 2, 1929, Officer Dingman had been on patrol at 31st Street and Jackson Avenue, when he pulled up next to a car carrying three men - John Watson, Joe Hershon, and Charles M. Curtis. He attempted to approach them, and Watson and Hershon opened fire. Dingman was mortally wounded, and died December 4, 1929. The three men were found and arrested, and it was learned that they had been released from jail that October and were known gangsters. The three, as well as a Henry Hicks and Morris Grimm, confessed to at least fifteen recent crimes, and Watson confessed to being the one who fatally wounded Dingman.

Charles H. Dingman Jr. had been a member of the police force for six years.

Born: October 6, 1898

On May 12, 1929, Officers Ralph Hinds and Delbert E. Bates were answering a disturbance call at 1409 Brooklyn Avenue. As the officers stepped onto the porch of the house, Ferdinand Brockington appeared in the doorway. He was wearing a derby hat, smoking a cigar, and held a suitcase in his left hand, his right hand hidden behind his back. As the officers neared him, he brought out his right hand, which was holding an automatic pistol. He shot Officer Hinds once in each leg, and as he fell, he shot him in the back. He then shot Officer Bates in one leg, and fled through the back of the house. Officers, volunteers, and bloodhounds searched for Brockington, who had got away after shooting the officers. Later that day, Officer William J. Haines, whose regular beat was that area, spotted a man who matched Brockington's description (derby hat, cigar, and all) at the corner of 15th and Brooklyn Avenue. Officer Haines did not want to become involved in a gunfight with him, so he enlisted the help of a motorist, who drove him around the corner, so he could approach Brockington from the rear. When Haines seized him, Brockington denied the shootings, although he was still carrying the pistol. He was taken back to his house and was identified by his wife and eight children as the shooter. Brockington then said that he shot the officers because he thought they were burglars, but his family and neighbors all agreed that there was enough light that they had no difficulty in distinguishing the officers (who were in uniform.) The family then made a statement that Brockington had vowed to "mow down the law as fast as it comes" when he learned that one of his daughters had called the police in an attempt to prevent him from beating his wife. It was then learned that Brockington had been beating his wife on a regular basis for the last fifteen of their twenty-five years of marriage.
Officer Hinds died of his wounds May 17, 1929. He had been a member of the police department for four years.

Born: June 19, 1897

The only information available regarding the death of Officer Johnson is that he was killed in the line of duty on October 23, 1929, after he was involved in a motorcycle accident.