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

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BO-US-NV-0D86B87B
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Last updated
July 23, 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

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 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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 145 officers
27.6% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% 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
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert F. Dula, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
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
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897