Julie A. Engelhardt

Lansing Police Dept. — Lansing, MI

Felonious

End of Watch February 12, 1988

Age 34

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Badge 755

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Officer Julie Engelhardt was shot and killed after responding to a call from two boys who had reported a man had taken their sled away near 624 E. Holmes Road. When Officer Engelhardt confronted the man, he shot her. Officer Engelhardt returned fire, critically wounding the suspect. The suspect was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a mental institution. He was released from the mental institution in 1992. Officer Engelhardt had served with the Lansing Police Department for 14 years and previously served with the Ingham County Sheriff's Office.

Survivors

She was survived by her two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Engelhardt gave the Lansing Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lansing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Engelhardt.

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

Agency

Department Lansing Police Dept.

Location Lansing, MI

Platform Identity lpd.ingham.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1988

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 755

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .22 caliber

Offender Committed and released

Police Officer Julie A. Engelhardt 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lansing Police Dept., 2 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Lansing Police Dept.

of 7 officers

28.6% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 718 officers

59.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious