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Corporal

Ronnie Bogan

Notasulga Police Department — Notasulga, AL

Felonious

End of Watch January 5, 2001

Age 31

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Corporal Ronnie Bogan was killed when his vehicle was struck head-on by a drunk driver on Highway 81 near Cooper Lane at 9:37 pm.

Corporal Bogan, the agency's narcotics officer, had been off duty when he was called at home and instructed to report to the police station to take control of evidence obtained in an arrest earlier in the evening. The collision occurred while Corporal Bogan was en route to the police station.

Corporal Bogan had served with the Notasulga Police Department for 20 months.

Survivors

He is survived by four children and his parents.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Corporal Bogan gave the Notasulga Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Notasulga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Bogan.

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

Agency

Department Notasulga Police Department

Location Notasulga, AL

Platform Identity npd.macon.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 5, 2001

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Corporal Ronnie Bogan is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Notasulga Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronnie Bogan'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 Ronnie Bogan Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

1.7

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronnie Bogan is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronnie Bogan was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518