Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Constable Norman Chalker was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who was drunk and acting disorderly in Grand Central Hotel.
A group of men had become drunk in the hotel and one of them jumped onto a table and started yelling. As Constable Chalker attempted to arrest the man he was surrounded by the group and then fatally shot. The men then shot the hotel's proprietor before fleeing.
Several of the men were arrested by a posse a short time later.
Town Constable Chalker, On today, the 115th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Belfast.
BPA Mike Casey United States Border Patrol(Retired) April 20th, 2025
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Constable Chalker served with the Belfast Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Belfast community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Constable Chalker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Town Constable Norman Chalker 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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