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Oran "Nanny" Pape
#40- April 30th, 1936
On April 29, 1936, Pape was traveling on old Highway 61
near Fairport about 5 p.m. when he stopped a car believed
to have been stolen. As he approached the car, the driver,
Roscoe Barton, a 23 year-old parolee from Davenport, pointed
a gun at Pape and ordered him into the car. As they proceeded
down the highway, Pape grabbed Roscoe and the two men
struggled. Two shots went off, one striking Roscoe in
the head killing him instantly. The other went into Pape's
abdomen and groin, wounding him extensively.
Pape was able to stagger out of the car and hail a passing
vehicle for help. He was rushed to Hershey Hospital in
Muscatine where doctors tried in vain to save him. He
died early the next day, the first member of the Patrol
to die in the line of duty and the only officer murdered.
Nanny Pape was one of the "Original 50" Iowa
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 Harold
E. Klinkefus #119- May 18th, 1949
Patrolman Klinkefus
was west bound on US-34 four miles east of Red Oak. An
east bound car turned off onto a side road and a fully
loaded semi-trailer truck had to slow in a hurry to avoid
the turning car in front of it. The rig jack-knifed and
went out of control, crashing into the side and top of
the patrol car. Klinkefus was thrown clear of the wreckage,
but landed on a fence. He died within minutes.
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 Harold
C. DeGear #60- February 19th, 1954
On the night of February 19, 1954, DeGear had stopped
a Marion man for faulty equipment and was standing behind
the violator's car writing the ticket. A third vehicle,
which was passing a truck, struck the rear of the car
crushing DeGear. The violator's car was rammed over 30
feet forward. DeGear was rushed by ambulance to the hospital
suffering from broken legs and extensive internal injuries.
He died the following day.
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 Ralph
F. Garthwaite #218- July 2nd, 1955
At 5:40 p.m. on July 2, 1955, Garthwaite was driving his
patrol car north-bound toward Dunlap about two miles north
of Woodbine on Highway 30 north of Council Bluffs. While
crossing a 24-foot bridge, the left-front fender of his
patrol car collided with that of another vehicle traveling
south. The accident caused fatal injuries to Garthwaite.
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 Sgt.
Marvin C. VanderLinden #46- June 11th, 1965
At about 6 p.m. on Friday, June 11, 1965, Sgt. VanderLinden
was on his way to investigate an accident north of Sheldahl.
While passing through a gravel intersection about 15 miles
north of Des Moines, his patrol car was struck broadside
by another vehicle. The force of the impact threw both
vehicles into a ditch. The patrol car was hit on the right
side which caved in to the driver's seat. The front end
of the other vehicle was totally demolished. Both men
were killed instantly.
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 Charles
G. Whitney #329- June 16th, 1985
On Sunday afternoon, June 16, 1985, Trooper Whitney was
working with Trooper Keith George and a patrol aircraft
stopping speeding violators on I-380 near Evansdale. Whitney
was handing a ticket through the driver's side window
of a violator's vehicle when he was struck by another
vehicle whose driver had apparently fallen asleep at the
wheel. Whitney was killed outright, pinned against the
car while the moving vehicle continued to strike both
his and George's patrol cars parked in front of the stopped
speeder's car.
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 Lance
G. Dietsch #142- June 30th, 1989
On Friday evening, June 30, 1989, the Cass County Sheriff's
Department contacted the Iowa State Patrol requesting
help in locating an elderly man who had wandered away
from his nursing home. Trooper/Pilot Lance G. Dietsch,
30, of Council Bluffs and Trooper Stanley E. Gerling,
34, of Atlantic responded in a Maule Patrol aircraft.
The search was about to be terminated when the two troopers
spotted the man in a soybean field. The airplane turned
sharply, crashing vertically into the ground and killing
both troopers. Troopers Dietsch and Gerling were the first
aircraft fatalities since the addition of the Patrol Airwing
in 1956. |
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 Stanley
E. Gerling #190- June 30th, 1989
On Friday evening, June 30, 1989, the Cass County Sheriff's
Department contacted the Iowa State Patrol requesting
help in locating an elderly man who had wandered away
from his nursing home. Trooper/Pilot Lance G. Dietsch,
30, of Council Bluffs and Trooper Stanley E. Gerling,
34, of Atlantic responded in a Maule Patrol aircraft.
The search was about to be terminated when the two troopers
spotted the man in a soybean field. The airplane turned
sharply, crashing vertically into the ground and killing
both troopers. Troopers Dietsch and Gerling were the first
aircraft fatalities since the addition of the Patrol Airwing
in 1956. |
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 Allen
Nieland #445- October 14th, 1990
At about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 14, 1990, Nieland
took off in a Patrol Cessna 172 from the Cedar Rapids
airport to help in locating and capturing a robbery suspect
driving a stolen pickup truck. Other troopers had set
up a roadblock on U.S. Highway 151 south of Little Amana.
Nieland had spotted the suspect vehicle and was over it
when his aircraft suddenly nose-dived into a field near
the intersection of I-80 and U.S. 151. The impact of the
crash was severe, killing Nieland, and the plane caught
on fire. Bystanders from a nearby motel tried to extinguish
the flames, but were unsuccessful. The suspect was caught
shortly thereafter and charged with vehicular homicide. |
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