Clifford Stang

Ann Arbor Police Department — Ann Arbor, MI

Felonious

End of Watch March 21, 1935

Age 35

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Patrolman Clifford Stang was shot and killed when he interrupted a robbery at a clothing store at 118 East Washington Street. He had entered the store while on duty to buy a new tie for his uniform shortly after 3:00 pm. When the store owner saw him he yelled that there was a holdup. Patrolman Stang at first did not believe him but the two other men in the store immediately attacked Patrolman Stang. During the struggle, Patrolman Stang was shot and fatally wounded. A man was twice convicted and sentenced to life in prison but had the sentence commuted after serving only eight years. The second subject was never apprehended. Patrolman Stang had served with the Ann Arbor Police Department for six years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Stang gave the Ann Arbor Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ann Arbor community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Stang.

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

Agency

Department Ann Arbor Police Department

Location Ann Arbor, MI

Platform Identity aapd.washtenaw.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 21, 1935

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Never apprehended

Patrolman Clifford Stang 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Ann Arbor Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Ann Arbor Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious