Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police Henry Hart was stabbed to death at the train station when he asked a man who was interfering with workers to step aside. The man suddenly produced a knife and stabbed the marshal in the neck.
The suspect was declared insane and committed at the state mental asylum. He died at the Bryce State Mental Hospital December 10, 1910.
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142 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Chief of Police Hart served with the Opelika Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Opelika community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Henry Dilmus Hart 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Opelika Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Dilmus Hart's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Dilmus Hart Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Dilmus Hart is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Dilmus Hart was killed by edged weapon; knife.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
2 officers from Opelika Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
