Frank W. Hardy

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 12, 1954

Age 31

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 59

Incident

Police Officer Frank Hardy was shot and killed while responding to a bank robbery a the Seattle-First National Bank at 404 N 85th Street. He had responded to the robbery along with two other officers. Officer Hardy and another officer took up a position outside the rear of the bank, and the third officer approached the front door. The third officer was shot by one of the suspects as the other two suspects fled the bank from the rear and exchanged gunfire with Officer Hardy and the officer with him. Both officers were shot and Officer Hardy died of his wounds. In their haste to escape, the suspects dropped the money bag they had taken containing $90,000. The suspects were all identified but never tried for their participation in the crime. Officer Hardy was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Seattle Police Department for four years.

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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.
Police Officer Hardy gave the Seattle Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle 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 Seattle Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Seattle, King County, WA

Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 12, 1954

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Frank W. Hardy served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Frank W. Hardy 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 WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Seattle Police Department, 44 of 60 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 73.3% of this agency's fallen.

Seattle Police Department

of 60 officers

73.3% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 340 officers

55% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious