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fallen partners

This page is dedicated to our partners whose lives were taken while on duty.
Ted Foss
-
SP27
State Trooper Corporal
Served from
11/1/86
to
8/31/2000
End of Watch -
August 31, 2000
Corporal Foss was killed after being hit by a semi while standing outside the squad car on a traffic stop.
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Timothy Bowe
-
SP489
State Trooper Corporal
Served from
11/19/82
to
6/7/1997
End of Watch -
June 7, 1997
Trooper Bowe was shot and killed while assisting with a shooting call.
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Roger C. Williams
-
SP178
State Trooper
Served from
2/15/52
to
2/22/1978
End of Watch -
February 22, 1978
Trooper Williams was struck by a car while on foot during a traffic stop near Alexandria, MN.
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Donald B. Ziesmer
-
SP180
State Trooper
Served from
6/3/60
to
10/15/1973
End of Watch -
October 15, 1973
Trooper Ziesmer died from gunshot wounds received during a traffic stop on Highway 61 along the North Shore of Lake Superior.
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Glen A. Skalman
-
SP326
State Trooper
Served from
10/4/61
to
12/27/1964
End of Watch -
December 27, 1964
Trooper Skalman died due to gunshot wounds received during a traffic stop near Forest Lake, MN.
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Ray F. Krueger
-
SP30
State Trooper
Served from
3/15/34
to
11/20/1959
End of Watch -
November 20, 1959
Trooper Krueger died as a result of injuries sustained in a crash along Highway 210 West of Brainerd, MN.
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Roy C. Lichtenheld
-
SP68
State Trooper
Served from
10/16/33
to
10/3/1934
End of Watch -
October 3, 1934
Trooper Lichtenheld died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash along Snelling Avenue in St. Paul, MN.
William S. Kozlak
-
SP52
State Trooper
Served from
8/1/33
to
4/25/1934
End of Watch -
April 25, 1934
Trooper Kozlak died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash along Highway 52 near Osseo, MN.
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