Robert F. Dula Jr.
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Sergeant

Robert F. Dula Jr.

Las Vegas Police Department — Las Vegas, NV
Accident
End of Watch April 8, 1955
Age 26
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Dula killed when his police motorcycle was struck by another car while responding to a call. The call involved teenagers lying in the street. The vehicle that was struck him was driven by the teenagers who were fleeing the scene of the original call.

Survivors

Sergeant Dula had been with the agency for three years and was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NV-0D86B87B
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Dula gave the Las Vegas Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dula.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Las Vegas, NV
Platform Identity lvpd.clark.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 8, 1955
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Robert F. Dula Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NV, 40 of 146 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.4% of this state's fallen. That is 27.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Las Vegas Police Department, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Las Vegas Police Department
1
of 6 officers
16.7% Accident
NV — Statewide
40
of 146 officers
27.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert F. Dula Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Robert F. Dula Jr. Compares

Age at Death
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert F. Dula Jr. is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897