Edward T. Cody

Hartford Police Department — Hartford, CT

Felonious

End of Watch April 16, 1979

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Detective Edward Cody was shot and killed during an armored car robbery of an armored car in Waterbury at about 4:00 am. Two armored car guards were also shot and killed. Detective Cody was working a secondary employment assignment with the armored car company. He had just driven the vehicle into a company garage at the intersection of Store Avenue and Dunbar Street to pick up cash when he and the other guards were ambushed by multiple subjects. The subject opened fire on them with rifles, killing all three guards before they could draw their weapons. The crew stole $1.3-million dollars in cash and jewelry before fleeing. The murders and robbery were not discovered until three hours later when another employee arrived for work. Two men and two women were arrested and charged with murder. The two men were convicted of murder and sentenced to 75 years to life. The two women were sentenced to 12-1/2 years to life. Both women were paroled; one in 1996 and the other in 2001. Detective Cody had served with the Hartford Police Department for almost 26 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Cody gave the Hartford Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Hartford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Cody.

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

Agency

Department Hartford Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Hartford, CT

Platform Identity hpd.capitol.ct.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 16, 1979

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Detective Edward T. Cody is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CT, 74 of 169 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 43.8% of this state's fallen. That is 43.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Hartford Police Department, 5 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Hartford Police Department

of 8 officers

62.5% Felonious

CT — Statewide

of 169 officers

43.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious