Noah Franklin Harrison

North Platte Police Department — North Platte, NE

Felonious

End of Watch April 21, 1933

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Patrolman Noah Harrison succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous morning after stopping to investigate three men working on a vehicle on West 11th Street. The suspects had stolen 12 sacks of sugar from a freight car. As they were driving away the headlights on their car went out. As Patrolman Harrison approached the car, one of the men shot him in the chest three times. The suspects were apprehended a short time later. The suspect who shot Patrolman Harrison was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison. In 1944, his sentence was reduced to 18.5 years in prison. The other two suspects were convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Survivors

Patrolman Harrison was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Harrison served with the North Platte Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the North Platte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Harrison.

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

Agency

Department North Platte Police Department

Type Other

Location North Platte, Lincoln County, NE

Platform Identity nppd.lincoln.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 21, 1933

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Patrolman Noah Franklin Harrison 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 97,772 officers honored here.

In NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 64.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At North Platte Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

North Platte Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

64.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious