Raymond C. Dodge

New York State Police — Albany, NY

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 2, 1974

Age 28

Tour of Duty 7 mo

The Vigil Panel 114 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 170

Incident

Trooper Raymond Dodge was shot and killed after responding to a dispute between neighbors at Lake Seneca in Dresden at 7:00 p.m. Trooper Dodge had been on the same call earlier in the day and resolved the situation. When the neighbors began to argue again, Trooper Dodge returned and was shot by the subject with a shotgun. Trooper Dodge was able to return fire before he died, wounding the subject several times. Trooper Dodge was transported to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan, where he died from a chest wound. The subject was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison on August 5, 1975. He was paroled on December 9, 1982. Trooper Dodge was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the New York State Police for seven months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

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.
Trooper Dodge served with the New York State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department New York State Police

Location Albany, NY

Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1974

Tour of Duty 7 mo

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Paroled in 1982

Military Service

Raymond C. Dodge served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Trooper Raymond C. Dodge 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 NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At New York State Police, 29 of 171 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 17% of this agency's fallen.

New York State Police

of 171 officers

17% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious