9th District Memorial
Officer Stephen Dmytryk
Philadelphia Police Department
9th District
End of Watch: Tuesday, November 16, 1993
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 4525
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 16, 1993 at 19th & Spring Garden Sts.
Officer Dmytryk was shot and killed while attempting to stop a robbery in progress.
9th District
End of Watch: Tuesday, November 16, 1993
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: 4525
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, November 16, 1993 at 19th & Spring Garden Sts.
Officer Dmytryk was shot and killed while attempting to stop a robbery in progress.
Officer Thomas Joseph Trench
Philadelphia Police Department
9th District
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 28, 1985
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: 3669
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 28, 1985
Officer Thomas Trench was shot and killed in an ambush attack as he sat in his patrol car at 17th and Spring Garden streets.
9th District
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 28, 1985
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: 3669
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 28, 1985
Officer Thomas Trench was shot and killed in an ambush attack as he sat in his patrol car at 17th and Spring Garden streets.
Officer Albert Savich
Philadelphia Police Department
9th District
End of Watch: Sunday, December 13, 1953
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 13, 1953
Officer Savich was shot and killed by a man he was trying to arrest in a restaurant on 19th Street above Spring Garden. Another officer was wounded in the shooting. The suspect was arrested.
9th District
End of Watch: Sunday, December 13, 1953
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, December 13, 1953
Officer Savich was shot and killed by a man he was trying to arrest in a restaurant on 19th Street above Spring Garden. Another officer was wounded in the shooting. The suspect was arrested.
Officer Harry Donahue
Philadelphia Police Department
9th District
End of Watch: Monday, February 19, 1934
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 7 years, 6 months
Badge Number:4271
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, February 19, 1934
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1935
Officer Harry Donahue was shot and killed on Brandywine Street, near Spring Garden, by a man he was trying to arrest. The killer had been out of prison for only one month.
9th District
End of Watch: Monday, February 19, 1934
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 7 years, 6 months
Badge Number:4271
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, February 19, 1934
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1935
Officer Harry Donahue was shot and killed on Brandywine Street, near Spring Garden, by a man he was trying to arrest. The killer had been out of prison for only one month.
Officer William Slook
Philadelphia Police Department
9th District
End of Watch: Friday, January 14, 1927
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, January 14, 1927
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1928
liceman Slook was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle for driving without lights. The vehicle initially did not stop and Policeman Slook jumped on the running board of a taxi and followed the car. The vehicle finally stopped at 16th Street and Callowhill Street. As Policeman Slook began to search the driver a passenger pulled a handgun from his coat and shot him. The suspect was found guilty of murder and executed in the electric chair January 9, 1928.
9th District
End of Watch: Friday, January 14, 1927
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, January 14, 1927
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1928
liceman Slook was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle for driving without lights. The vehicle initially did not stop and Policeman Slook jumped on the running board of a taxi and followed the car. The vehicle finally stopped at 16th Street and Callowhill Street. As Policeman Slook began to search the driver a passenger pulled a handgun from his coat and shot him. The suspect was found guilty of murder and executed in the electric chair January 9, 1928.
Officer William J. Boyd Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department
9th District
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 12, 1920
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 12, 1920
Officer Boyd died after he was kicked during a scuffle with two men who had been harassing girls at a carnival at 22nd and Vine streets. The girls called police and Officer Boyd and two other officers responded. Two brothers fought the officers and kicked Officer Boyd in the ribs. He died of internal injuries. The brothers were arrested and charged with murder.
9th District
End of Watch: Wednesday, May 12, 1920
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 12, 1920
Officer Boyd died after he was kicked during a scuffle with two men who had been harassing girls at a carnival at 22nd and Vine streets. The girls called police and Officer Boyd and two other officers responded. Two brothers fought the officers and kicked Officer Boyd in the ribs. He died of internal injuries. The brothers were arrested and charged with murder.
