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Officer

Frank A. Sjolander Jr.

Albuquerque Police Department — Albuquerque, NM

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch December 1, 1954

Age 27

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo

Badge 58

The Vigil Panel 90 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 14

Incident

Officer Frank Sjolander was shot and killed as he and another officer searched for possible robbery suspects at a boarding house at 124 Arno Street SE in Albuquerque. The other officer had located a vehicle believed to be used in the robberies and called Officer Sjolander for assistance. As the two officers entered the boarding house, two suspects, both 21, came out and opened fire on them, striking Officer Sjolander four times and the other officer five times. Both were able to return fire, fatally wounding one of the suspects. Officer Sjolander was transported to Bernanillo County-Indian Hospital, where he died 45 minutes later. The other officer survived his gunshot wounds to his arm, leg, and back. The bullet to his back was never able to be removed. The second suspect escaped but was apprehended three days later at the Rio Grande River near Isleta Pueblo. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life but was paroled on April 21, 1966. Officer Sjolander was a United States Navy Reserve WWII veteran and had served with the Albuquerque Police Department for 13 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Sjolander gave the Albuquerque Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Albuquerque Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM

Platform Identity apd.bernalillo.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 1, 1954

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 1 mo

Age 27

Badge Number 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Frank A. Sjolander Jr. served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Frank A. Sjolander Jr. 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 63.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Albuquerque Police Department, 13 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.7% of this agency's fallen.

Albuquerque Police Department

of 15 officers

86.7% Felonious

NM — Statewide

123

of 193 officers

63.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious