Clyde W. Harrison

Born: March 18, 1906

On December 20, 1951 Officers Clyde W. Harrison and Richard J. Staab were attempting to stop a car that had just made an illegal left turn, at Truman and Oak, when the two men in the car fired on them. Harrison was mortally wounded, and Staab injured. A $1000 reward was offered for the men's arrest, but they were never found.

Officer Harrison joined the police force October 8, 1942, and had worked on the crime prevention patrol for two years.

Born: August 11, 1920

On October 28, 1953 while speeding to an emergency call, Officer Pearson collided with another officer's vehicle, who was also responding to an emergency call. Officer Pearson died from these injuries on February 22, 1954.

Born: October 16, 1895

The only information regarding his death was that he was shot while in the performance of his duty and died from his wounds on May 7, 1955 .

Richard V. Reeves

Born: February 12, 1924

On September 24, 1957 at approximately 2:55 p.m., Officer Reeves was traveling eastbound on 9th Street at Prospect when a truck ran the red light from the south and struck Officer Reeves' motorcycle, sending the officer to the hospital with severe head injuries and several broken bones.. Officer Reeves died from his injuries on October 2, 1957.

Born: March 22, 1914

On July 15, 1960, Sergeant Burris and Officer Herbert Bybee were practicing scuba diving for an underwater recovery unit that the department was attempting to form. They were simply practicing diving techniques at Lake Lotawana when apparently something went very wrong. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on that afternoon, the two were spotted by a resident of the lake area and everything seemed alright. However, at approximately 5:30 p.m., one of the residents noticed Sergeant Burris floating face down in the water, and Officer Bybee's body was recovered a short time later. Officer Bybee's tank was empty but Sergeant Burris's still had air pressure, so the exact cause of this incident was not known. It was department policy at that time that they should have had someone with them to watch for any problems that might arise, but on this day there was no one around to help them.