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Benjamin Franklin Strong
Patrol Officer

Benjamin Franklin Strong

Anchorage Police Department — Anchorage, AK
Felonious
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End of Watch January 4, 1968
Age 29
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Officer Benjamin Strong was shot and killed during a stakeout of a liquor store following a rash of holiday robberies. He was scheduled to be off-duty but had volunteered for the assignment. While in a storage room, two suspects entered the store, and one detained the clerk while the other started going through the register. Officer Strong made his presence known, and a struggle ensued, at which point Officer Strong's shotgun was kicked from his hands. Both suspects were shot and wounded, and Officer Strong was shot in the chest. The suspects were captured and sentenced to 99 years in prison but were released after serving only six years. Officer Strong had served with the Anchorage Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and 2-year-old daughter.

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You barely got started.
Patrol Officer Strong gave the Anchorage Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Anchorage community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Strong.

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

Agency

Department Anchorage Police Department
Type Other
Location Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, AK
Platform Identity apd.anchorage.ak.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1968
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Benjamin is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1968, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Benjamin was 29. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Benjamin had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Anchorage Police Department has 10 officers remembered here, Benjamin among them.

Across the years

Patrol Officer Benjamin Franklin Strong

Anchorage Police Department · End of Watch January 4, 1968

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 31-W

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