Chief of Police Daniel J. Hayes, Ansonia Police Department, Connecticut

Chief of Police Daniel J. Hayes

Ansonia Police Department, Connecticut

End of Watch Monday, December 27, 1880

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Daniel J. Hayes

Chief of Police Daniel Hayes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect.

He had been summoned by the suspect's father who had asked Chief Hayes to arrest the man for discharging a pistol in a saloon. Chief Hayes located the man near the Railroad Hotel in the downtown area. As he attempted to arrest the man a struggle ensued and Chief Hayes was shot in the stomach.

Chief Hayes succumbed to his injuries four days later. The suspect was found guilty of his murder and executed in 1882.

Chief Hayes became the first police chief of Ansonia when the police department was created earlier that year. He was survived by his wife and three children. He was a Union Civil War Veteran having served as a private with the 3rd Connecticut Light Artillery Battery from September, 1864, until the end of the war in 1865.

Bio

Age 34
Tour 1 year
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Thursday, December 23, 1880
Weapon Handgun
Offender Executed

arrest, weapons violation

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Chief Hayes, it has been 144 years since you were taken from us. New England law enforcement continues to serve and protect and make life secure for our part of the country. I honor your military and 1 year of law enforcement service to the citizens of Ansonia.

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

December 28, 2024