On This Day Remembrances – The Greater Cincinnati Police Museum

On This Day RemembrancesJune 19, 2025June 9, 2025By Memorial Committee

Police Officer Sonny L. Kim| Cincinnati Police Department

Officer Sonny Kim of the Cincinnati Police Department is the most recent line of duty death to have occurred in the Cincinnati Police Department . He was shot and killed while investigating a man with a gun report. . .Read his full story

On This Day RemembrancesJune 19, 2025June 21, 2024By Memorial Committee

Patrolman Benjamin Franklin Duncan II| Latonia Police Department

Frank was born on or about September 10, 1949 in Gallatin County, Kentucky to Benjamin Franklin Duncan I and Moaning Duncan. He and Doc Hopkins were life-long friends around Glencoe, Kentucky. By all accounts, they remained friends up until Doc Hopkins killed him. . . Read More

On This Day RemembrancesJune 19, 2025June 28, 2024By Memorial Committee

Patrolman John William “Terry” Hughes, Sr. | Cincinnati Police Division

On June 19, 1948, Patrolman Hughes, a World War II veteran, failed to return to the stationhouse at the end of his shift. The rest of the shift re-entered the field, along with all the officers on the next shift, to locate him. . . Read More