Roll of Honor
Incident
While with other officers operating a vehicle checkpoint in the early hours near Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry she was struck and fatally injured by one of two vehicles which failed to stop at the checkpoint.
Fatally injured when she was struck by one of two vehicles that failed to stop as she and other officers were operating a vehicle checkpoint in the early hours near Magherafelt, County Londonderry.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Harkness served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Harkness.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Martha Doreen Harkness 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 32,509 officers honored here.
In NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Martha Doreen Harkness's cause is highlighted.
How Martha Doreen Harkness Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Martha Doreen Harkness is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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