Fallen St. Pete Officers Remembered During National Police Week

National Police Week kicks off this week, with a remembrance virtually of fallen officers across the United States, including 762 in Florida.

Fifteen of those officers died in the line of duty work for the St. Petersburg  Police Department, with the oldest recorded one on Christmas Day 1905, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. (See complete list below.)

Eleven officers died in shootings and one in a stabbing. The other three died in traffic accidents.

The website includes a comprehensive, state-by-state list of fallen officers in the line of duty.

Tonight the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund will hold a candlelight vigil in Washington, D.C., but people can watch it virtually.

Just go to Officer.com/vigil

Here's a look at those 15 Florida officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. Click on the names to see more information on their background and how they sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.

Florida Roll Call

Police Officer David Scott Crawford
February 21, 2011

Police Officer Jeffrey Adam Yaslowitz
January 24, 2011
Sergeant Thomas John "Tom" Baitinger
January 24, 2011

Detective Herbert Ray Sullivan
August 18, 1980

Officer Charles Lee Eustes
September 24, 1967

Officer James A. Krupp
April 15, 1964

Officer Gene A. Bessette
November 10, 1961

Officer James J. Goodson
December 25, 1947

Officer William G. Newberry
 October 17, 1937

Officer James W. Thornton
October 16, 1937

Officer Eugene W. Minor
October 25, 1929

Detective Wayne M. Barry
May 23, 1929

Constable Edward Adolphus George
September 16, 1908

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