George Connery

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN

Felonious

End of Watch April 24, 1917

Age 45

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 49

Incident

Officer George Connery was beaten to death after being abducted during a traffic stop. During the stop he got into the suspect's car to have them drive to the East Side Station to post a $25 bail. When Officer Connery failed to arrive by the time his shift ended a search was started and the vehicle was located with blood in the backseat. His body was located in Anoka County on May 5. The suspects had taken him there and beaten him to death with the automobile's crank. Three suspects were eventually apprehended and convicted. One of them died in prison in 1958; one was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Officer Connery as well as another murder but was released in 1962. A third suspect was arrested for possessing an officers' handgun; he pled not guilty to killing Officer Connery but was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Officer Connery had served with the Minneapolis Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children and is buried at Saint Anthony Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Connery gave the Minneapolis Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Connery.

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

Agency

Department Minneapolis Police Department

Location Minneapolis, MN

Platform Identity mpd.hennepin.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 24, 1917

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object

Offender Sentenced to life

Officer George Connery 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 4.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Minneapolis Police Department, 32 of 50 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64% of this agency's fallen.

Minneapolis Police Department

of 50 officers

64% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious