Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Marvin Foltz was shot and killed during a bank robbery in Maytown, Pennsylvania. He had gone into the bank and ordered the robbers to put their hands up when he met a fusillade of gunfire. Though wounded, he staggered to the bank steps and emptied his gun at the fleeing robbers. Three men were arrested and charged with his murder. Two were slightly wounded by Chief Foltz's return fire. The suspect, 21, who shot Chief Foltz, and another, 36, were convicted of his murder and sentenced to life. One was sentenced on June 23, 1967 and the other on October 2, 1967. The other suspect, 41, was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to the Fairview Mental Hospital for the criminally insane. The suspect, 36, died in prison in March of 1984. The youngest suspect escaped from prison in 1973 and was recaptured in 1976. Chief Foltz was the only full-time employee of the three man department and the first chief.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter who had rushed to the scene from their house nearby.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Foltz served with the East Donegal Township Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Donegal community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Foltz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Marvin R. Foltz 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marvin R. Foltz's cause is highlighted.
How Marvin R. Foltz Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Marvin R. Foltz is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Marvin R. Foltz was killed by handgun.