We commemorate
Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty
Constable Matthew Gardner
Halifax Police Day Watch
Killed in the line of duty on November 5, 1861, at the age of 45.
Cst. Gardner was Halifax's first police officer killed in the line of duty. He was fatally stabbed aboard the schooner “Shooting Star” while trying to apprehend a suspect. .
Killed in the line of duty on November 5, 1861, at the age of 45.
Cst. Gardner was Halifax's first police officer killed in the line of duty. He was fatally stabbed aboard the schooner “Shooting Star” while trying to apprehend a suspect. .
Constable Charles R. Fulton
Halifax Police Department
Killed in the line of duty on July 14, 1924, at the age of 28.
Cst. Fulton was Halifax Police Department's first police officer killed in the line of duty. He was shot while trying to apprehend a suspect.
Killed in the line of duty on July 14, 1924, at the age of 28.
Cst. Fulton was Halifax Police Department's first police officer killed in the line of duty. He was shot while trying to apprehend a suspect.
Constable John William McNutt
Halifax Police Department
Died in the line of duty on November 29, 1962.
Cst. McNutt went to a large disturbance and attempted to make an arrest, but a fight broke out and Cst. McNutt suffered a heart attacked and died.
Died in the line of duty on November 29, 1962.
Cst. McNutt went to a large disturbance and attempted to make an arrest, but a fight broke out and Cst. McNutt suffered a heart attacked and died.
Constable Roy Gilbert Jennex
Halifax Police Department
Killed in the line of duty on November 29, 1963, at the age of 50.
Cst. Jennex was directing traffic on Quinpool Road when he was struck by a vehicle and thrown into the path of an oncoming truck.
Killed in the line of duty on November 29, 1963, at the age of 50.
Cst. Jennex was directing traffic on Quinpool Road when he was struck by a vehicle and thrown into the path of an oncoming truck.
Corporal Eric Wallace Spicer
Dartmouth Police Department
Killed in the line of duty on December 23, 1975, at the age of 28.
Cpl. Eric Spicer was shot to death in an incident that also involved the shooting death of a Dartmouth taxi driver. Evidence suggests Cpl. Spicer was involved in a scuffle with the perpetrator before being assaulted and shot. The Dartmouth Police Department dedicated its police station in the name of Eric Spicer shortly after his death.
Killed in the line of duty on December 23, 1975, at the age of 28.
Cpl. Eric Spicer was shot to death in an incident that also involved the shooting death of a Dartmouth taxi driver. Evidence suggests Cpl. Spicer was involved in a scuffle with the perpetrator before being assaulted and shot. The Dartmouth Police Department dedicated its police station in the name of Eric Spicer shortly after his death.
Constable Sigurd "Ziggy" Holtan
Halifax Regional Police
Died in the line of duty on October 14, 2000, at the age of 46.
Cst. Holtan was assisting in an investigation of a stolen auto in a wooded area. Cst. Holtan suffered a heart attack while escorting two prisoners out of the woods. Valiant efforts by officers at the scene were to no avail.
Died in the line of duty on October 14, 2000, at the age of 46.
Cst. Holtan was assisting in an investigation of a stolen auto in a wooded area. Cst. Holtan suffered a heart attack while escorting two prisoners out of the woods. Valiant efforts by officers at the scene were to no avail.
