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Donald R. Blickensderfer • Trooper – District 10 • Served - February 24, 1963 to September 26, 1970
Trooper Donald R. Blickensderfer was killed when his squad car collided head-on with another car on U.S. 36, one mile west of Pierson...
Richard G. Warner • Trooper – District 5 • Served - October 28, 1957 to April 21, 1969
Trooper Richard Warner was shot and killed by a suicidal man at the Illinois State Police Headquarters, District 5, Joliet. He brought a...
Floyd J. Farrar • Trooper – District 14A (District 20) • Served - October 4, 1945 to December 17, 1968
Trooper Floyd Farrar was struck and killed by a vehicle as he was assisting a semi driver with two flat tires. He was stopped in the...
Warren L. Allen • Trooper – District 6 • Served - June 14, 1959 to September 21, 1967
Trooper Warren Allen was killed in an automobile accident when his squad car left a rain covered Illinois 17 East in Kankakee County and...
Frank A. Doris • Trooper – District 12 • Served - October 28, 1957 to May 27, 1967
Trooper Frank Doris was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Route 45 near Flora. Trooper Doris had just finished his night shift...
Clarence M. Robinson • Lieutenant – District 12A (District 19) • Served - January 1, 1941 to December 28, 1963
Lieutenant Robinson was assigned to District 12A (District 19) from January 4, 1928, to July 5, 193,3 and from January 1, 1941, to...
Dale A. Van Vooren • Trooper – District 7 • Served - November 15, 1957 to December 29, 1962
Trooper Dale Van Vooren was killed in an automobile accident as a result of a mechanical failure in his squad car. On what normally would...
Clarence U. Swain • Trooper – District 9 • Served - May 29, 1950 to August 1, 1959
Trooper Swain was killed in an automobile accident while driving an unmarked radar unit on a road feeding Route 66. A truck pulled out in...
Leo S. Burakowski • Trooper – District 15 • Served - August 4, 1957 to September 24, 1958
Trooper Leo Burakowski was killed in an automobile accident while patrolling the Illinois Tollway near Libertyville. His patrol car left...
Harry B. Bradley • Trooper – District 12 • Served - February 15, 1946 to October 24, 1957
Trooper Harry B. Bradley was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol in Lawrenceville. A taxicab backed in front of him, causing...
Glenn D. Gagnon • Trooper – District 6 • Served - June 6, 1946 to December 28, 1952
Trooper Glenn Gagnon was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a car that had passed his patrol car at 80 mph on Route 54 near...
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