Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Walter Conley was shot and killed during a robbery attempt outside the Milford Savings Bank on Route 140 in Milford. Sergeant Conley was working a detail at the Milford Savings Bank and was escorting a bank employee who was converting $50 in pennies into paper currency to another bank across the street at 3:40 p.m. The assailants believed the bank employee was in possession of a large amount of cash and tried to rob the employee during the trip. When they failed, gunfire erupted, and Sergeant Conley was struck in the stomach and shoulder as he pushed the bank employee out of the barrage of bullets. Sergeant Conley was transported to the Milford Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds. The two suspects fled; however, after an intense investigation and manhunt, they were arrested in New York State. One suspect pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole on the murder indictment and concurrent terms of 19 to 20 years on the armed assault with intent to rob charge, and 4 to 5 years on the firearm charge. In 2025, he was granted medical parole. The second suspect was found guilty after a jury trial in Worcester Superior Court of all the indictments and sentenced to life in prison without parole on the murder indictment and concurrent terms of 18 to 20 years on the assault with intent to rob charge, and 3 to 5 years on the firearm charge. Sergeant Conley had served with the Milford Police Department for 30 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his three sons and five grandchildren.
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Conley gave the Milford Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Milford community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Conley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Walter F. Conley served in the U.S. Navy (1944â1946) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Walter F. Conley 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Milford Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter F. Conley's cause is highlighted.
How Walter F. Conley Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter F. Conley is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Walter F. Conley was killed by rifle.
Military Service
Walter F. Conley served in the U.S. Navy (1944–1946) before joining law enforcement.
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