Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Thomas Hardy was shot and killed near Weverton Station while checking a railroad train for trespassers. The constable was with another deputy and a detective from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Constable Hardy started searching one end of the train, while the other two men started searching the opposite end of the train.
A shot was heard by the other two men at approximately 3:00 am and they ran to Constable Hardy's location. They found his body lying between the tracks. A search was immediately begun and a suspect was located hiding in a barn in Big Pool, Maryland. The suspect was later released due to insufficient evidence.
In November of 1911, a man on his death bed in Chicago said he killed Constable Hardy just before he died.
Constable Hardy was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Constable Hardy was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Hardy served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hagerstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Hardy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Thomas E. Hardy 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas E. Hardy's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas E. Hardy Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas E. Hardy is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas E. Hardy was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
Incident Location
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