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Names to Remember
Fallen officers honored with their names added to the Lodge 7 Memorial Wall this year:
John T. Lynch
Star# 8005
End of Watch: Dec. 19, 1969
O cer Lynch, a 23-year veteran of the Department, and partner, Frank Dabrowski, stopped their patrol car near 55th and Halsted when a man agged them down for assistance with three teenagers who had been harassing him. The teens ed as the o cers approached and Lynch and Dabrowski gave chase. O cer Lynch collapsed during the foot pursuit and fell to the sidewalk. He was rushed to the Evangelical Hospital where he was pronounced dead from a fatal heart attack.
Charles Stine
Star# Unknown
End of Watch: April 21, 1952
Lieutenant Stine was in Rehling’s Tavern at 203 E. 69th St. when parolees Norman Cravens, Clarence Lukesch and Fred Meyers attempted to rob the establishment. The o enders got into a shootout with Detective Nicholas Connelly and Lieutenant Stine, a 23-year veteran, who were each shot multiple times. The o cers shot and killed Cravens during the shootout in which 25 bullets were red. Lukesch and Meyers were arrested and the investigation revealed that they and Cravens had robbed 50 small businesses since they were all paroled. Lieutenant Stine never fully recovered from the shooting and su ered extreme pain and chronic nephritis. These medical complications led to Stine’s death on April 21, 1952.
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Loubet Zaccard
Star# Unknown
End of Watch: July 23, 1946
Detective Zaccard and his partner were on their way to a callbox to report to their station when they saw Patrolman Donald J. McGinley struggling with a subject identi ed as 35-year-old Charles Rayford. Rayford gained control over McGinley’s club and the patrolman withdrew his revolver. McGinley ordered Rayford to drop the club as Zaccard came behind Rayford and grabbed his arms. McGinley lunged forward and struck Rayford in the head with the butt of his revolver. The handgun discharged and the bullet fatally struck Detective Zaccard in the face.