Roll of Honor
Bernard W. Dolan
Incident
Location: Illinois Weapon: Handgun Offender: Arrested
Chief Special Agent Barney Dolan and Assistant Special Agent Peter Maloney were shot and killed while attempting to question two railroad employees about recent boxcar thefts in the rail yards at Franklin Park, Illinois.
They encountered the two men in the yards and asked what they were doing in the area. They then asked if either subject had guns and both replied that they did not. The agents asked the men to walk back away from the tracks with them for further questioning. As they walked along Bismarck Street (present day Chestnut Avenue) one of the men suddenly produced a handgun and shot Chief Dolan twice. The second man then pulled out a gun and shot Special Agent Maloney once.
The subjects ran from the scene but were arrested approximately six weeks later.
Chief Dolan was survived by his wife and parents.
Survivors
Chief Dolan was survived by his wife and parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Special Agent Dolan served with the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hammond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Special Agent Dolan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Special Agent Bernard W. Dolan 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bernard W. Dolan's cause is highlighted.
How Bernard W. Dolan Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bernard W. Dolan is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bernard W. Dolan was killed by handgun.
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