Robert A. Lally
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Sergeant

Robert A. Lally

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch December 8, 1975
Age 38
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Badge S114
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Robert Lally was shot and killed by a store owner who mistook him for a burglar while checking doors to businesses at 5552 Colerain Avenue. The man was sentenced to ten years for involuntary manslaughter but was paroled after only one year. Sergeant Lally had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for 19 years. He was survived by his wife, two children, two sisters, and three brothers. Two of his brothers, two nieces, and two nephews also served in law enforcement in Ohio. He is buried in St Joseph Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, two sisters, and three brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lally gave the Cincinnati Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lally.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 8, 1975
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 38
Badge Number S114
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Military Service

Robert A. Lally served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1975, 163 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 21st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Robert was 38. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

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Where

Sergeant Robert A. Lally

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch December 8, 1975

Military Service

Robert A. Lally served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-W

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