Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Roy Fores suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a suspect. Chief Fores had responded to a call involving two drunk men who were fighting. When he arrived on the scene one of the men began to struggle with the chief. Chief Fores was a United States Army World War II veteran.
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- August 2, 2026
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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 Fores served with the Bladenboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bladenboro community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Roy Franklin Fores served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Roy Franklin Fores is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In NC, 33 of 664 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Bladenboro Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Franklin Fores's cause is highlighted.
How Roy Franklin Fores Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Franklin Fores is highlighted in Sep.
Military Service
Roy Franklin Fores served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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