Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Pierre Harnois was shot and killed during a gun battle which lasted five hours after responding to the scene of a man distraught over his finances. The suspect also killed his wife and seriously wounded two Maine State Police troopers before killing himself. Chief Harnois was a United States Army veteran of WWII. He had served with the Westbrook Police Department for 8 years and had previously served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 2 years.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Harnois gave the Westbrook Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Westbrook community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Pierre A. Harnois served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Pierre A. Harnois 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In ME, 43 of 102 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.2% of this state's fallen. That is 42.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Westbrook Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Pierre A. Harnois's cause is highlighted.
How Pierre A. Harnois Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Pierre A. Harnois is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Pierre A. Harnois was killed by gun.
Military Service
Pierre A. Harnois served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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