Benjamin Franklin Strong

Anchorage Police Dept. — Anchorage, AK

Felonious

End of Watch January 4, 1968

Age 29

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

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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Tributes

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 Dept.

Location Anchorage, 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

Offender Released after six years

Patrol Officer Benjamin Franklin Strong is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AK, 35 of 50 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70% of this state's fallen. That is 15.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Anchorage Police Dept., 9 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 90% of this agency's fallen.

Anchorage Police Dept.

of 10 officers

90% Felonious

AK — Statewide

of 50 officers

70% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious