James J. Hantschel End of Watch: May 15, 1963 Age: 38 Rank: Detective Agency: Racine Police Department Years of Service: 14 County: Racine Location on Memorial: III Incident Surrounding Death Detective Hantschel and his partner were transporting a fraud suspect to the police station for questioning. The suspect and the other detoective were in the back seat when the suspect shot the other detective. The suspect then took Det. Hantschel hostage and ordered him to drive to a nearby park at gun point. The suspect then shot and killed Det. Hantschel. Back