Fort Worth Police and Firefighters Memorial

04/12/2026

12/09/2025

From a few years ago.

09/26/2025

Retired FWPD Sergeant Kevin Foster has authored another book on the history of Fort Worth and its police and criminals. The book is "Cops and Killers in Panther City -The Forgotten Stories".

From smoky saloons to shadowy back alleys, these chapters trace the evolution of law enforcement as it grappled with the shifting tides of justice and public order. The book brings to life the notorious criminals who haunted the city's streets and the law officers who pursued them—sometimes at great personal risk and with consequences that reverberated far beyond the headlines of their day. Readers will discover how shifting social mores, political intrigue, and the rise of organized crime all left their mark on Fort Worth’s unique brand of justice, weaving together a tapestry of triumphs, tragedies, and the enduring spirit of those sworn to uphold the law.
Cops and Killers in Panther City is a must read for fans of Fort Worth history!

From smoky saloons to shadowy back alleys, these chapters trace the evolution of law enforcement as it grappled with the shifting tides of justice and public order. The book brings to life the notorious criminals who haunted the city's streets and the law officers who pursued them—sometimes at gr....

09/26/2025

Retired Captain Harold Rich has authored another book on the history of Fort Worth.
There are four Chapters on the FWPD and four on the criminals that plagued the city.
I would encourage anyone with an interest in Fort Worth History and the FWPD to buy a copy.
It is available on Amazon.

reviews Fort Worth’s history during the challenging times of World War II, the postwar adjustment period, and the first full decade of the Cold War. Harold Rich tells the story in broad strokes with foci on local crime and criminals, vice, the police, race relations, and economic development. Wh.....

04/19/2025

A new book on the early years of the Fort Worth police department and Tarrant County law enforcement.

Available on Amazon on May 1, 2025.

03/03/2025

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01/08/2025

Now Available on Amazon. Signed copies directly from the author are available.

01/08/2025

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12/17/2024

Eighteen years ago today, the Fort Worth Police Department, Texas lost a great officer, Officer Dwayne Freeto #3573, who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting his community. As we think about Officer Dwayne Freeto today think about the officers who have lost their lives. Always remember behind the badge, behind the uniform, and behind the criticism, there is a human being trying to do the best they can to protect their fellow citizens and sometimes that means sacrificing their life.

We shall never forget Officer Dwayne Freeto’s energy, commitment and dedication to the citizens of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Police Department.

Gone, but never forgotten!

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11/25/2024

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GUARDING OSWALD'S GRAVE

On this day, 61 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Two days later, the accused assassin himself was shot to death.

The nation and world mourned Kennedy and Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit, killed by the same man, Lee Harvey Oswald. Few mourned or cared about what happened to Oswald’s body.

But he needed to be buried, and his small family protected. Both tasks fell to the U.S. Secret Service who drafted local officers to assist.

Oswald was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort Worth, where his mother already owned a plot. Distraught or unhinged, his mother told agents she didn’t understand why her son wasn’t being buried alongside Kennedy at Arlington Memorial Cemetery.

When the brief service concluded, Fort Worth police began an unpopular assignment that would last years and resurface over the decades – guarding Oswald’s grave.

Every day, every night, a contingent of Fort Worth’s cops patrolled the cemetery, kept eyes on the grave and waited. At the close of every shift, these officers left what they called a parting gift on the grave of the cop-killer and assassin.

Officers related these accounts and other stories about the Oswald ordeal in our book, Fort Worth Cops: The Inside Stories, available now through Amazon.

We also have the story of how an officer, annoyed with a persistent reporter, inadvertently began the baseless rumor that Oswald wasn’t in the casket. Decades later that rumor resulted in the exhumation of his body.

Want to learn more? Find our book on Amazon here:
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11/20/2024

Retired FWPD Sergeant Kevin Foster has completed a Fort Worth Police “Memorial Book,” listing the names of every officer known to have died in the line of duty for the FWPD. The book is entitled; “End of Watch – Fort Worth’s Fallen Officers 1873-2024.”

The book is available both in paperback and hardcover and will be available on Amazon, beginning November 30, 2024.

Hardback books are listed at $29.99 and paperbacks at $24.99. A portion of each sale will benefit the “Assist the Officer Foundation – Fort Worth.”

When available, the book contains photos of the portraits of these officers as well as the circumstances surrounding their passing.
This is the first time these stories and photos have been put together for a memorial book for the Fort Worth Police Department.

Kevin Foster is a veteran officer with 45 years in law enforcement in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Kevin is also the Chairman Emeritus and Research Director for the Fort Worth Police and Firefighters Memorial.