Montgomery County's
Fallen 48

Law Enforcement Officers from Montgomery County have sacrificed their lives in the service of their local communities of which 31 are Dayton police officers (see "Dayton’s Fallen 31" page).  One of those fallen officers was Mounted Patrolman William Dalton in 1899.  Pursuing on horseback a criminal, the patrolman was thrown from his mount to the pavement, cracking his skull.  Although a six-year veteran of the Dayton police force at the time, Ptl. Dalton had previously been the town constable for Miamisburg through 1893.  

Ironically, Miamisburg would be the location of the first death of a law officer from an agency in Montgomery County outside the corporate limits of the city of Dayton.  The first of these fallen officers was city of Miamisburg Patrolman Frank Weidner in 1922.  Ptl. Weidner was stabbed to death by a man arguing with a theater owner on Main Street.

Since the early 20th Century, 17 peacemakers from local law enforcement - police officers, deputy sheriffs, a state trooper and a railroad detective - have died in the line of duty serving communities within Montgomery County.

Below is the roll of the 17 fallen officers from 15 law enforcement agencies.  Click on the name to learn more about the officer and the circumstances surrounding the officer's death.