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Detective

Robert W. Wallis

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch February 9, 1988

Age 52

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Badge 67-20

The Vigil Panel 133 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 73

Incident

Detective Robert Wallis was killed when he was struck by a man fleeing other officers. Detective Wallis and his partner were in an unmarked cruiser monitoring the chase of a suspect who had just committed an armed robbery. The suspect was driving northbound on Tennyson Street directly towards their unmarked cruiser at West 48th Avenue and Tennyson Street. The two detectives attempted to escape their vehicle, but Detective Wallis was struck by the suspect as he attempted to run across the street. The suspect was later shot and killed by other officers. Detective Wallis had been with the Denver Police Department for over 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, sister, and a 5-day-old granddaughter.

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Wallis gave the Denver Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Wallis.

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

Agency

Department Denver Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Denver, Denver County, CO

Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 9, 1988

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 52

Badge Number 67-20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Robert W. Wallis served in the U.S. Air Force (1954â1958) before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Robert W. Wallis 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 65.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Denver Police Department, 55 of 74 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.3% of this agency's fallen.

Denver Police Department

of 74 officers

74.3% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious