On January 15, 1932, Corporal Theophilus Gaines, 32, along with another member, died when their plane crashed a few miles east of Cazenovia.

On November 25, 1931, Corporal Martin E. Ryan, 34, died from injuries in a car accident on Loon Lake-Plattsburgh Road, 20 miles from Saranac Lake.

Trooper Garland Blair, 29, was killed on October 12, 1931, when the open touring car he was riding in rolled twice.

On March 18, 1931, Sergeant John E. Frey, 35, died when he was shot in the chest with a .45 caliber revolver by a prisoner he was transporting.

On January 19, 1931, Trooper James M. MacLarnon was killed instantly as he crossed the Southern State Parkway.

Corporal Leroy John Baker, 33, a nine-year veteran of the State Police, was electrocuted on August 24, 1930.

Trooper Edward J. Sweeney was killed on May 17, 1930 when his motorcycle collided with a truck on Sunrise Highway near Babylon.Trooper Edward J. Sweeney was killed on May 17, 1930 when his motorcycle...

Trooper John L. Furlong, 29, died instantly in a motor vehicle accident on April 30, 1930.

Trooper John J. Cahill, 26, was killed instantly when his motorcycle sideswiped a car on the Albany-Schenectady Road.

On September 7, 1928, Trooper Carl T. Wilder was shot by an unknown suspect and left lying next to his motorcycle on the Tuxedo-Greenwood Lake Highway.