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James P. Dolan
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Sheriff

James P. Dolan

Mono County Sheriff's Office — Bridgeport, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch July 26, 1915
Age 38
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Sheriff James Dolan was shot and killed near Mono Lake while chasing two drunk men in Mono Basin. The two had set fire to several buildings. A posse shot and killed both suspects.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Dolan served with the Mono County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Bridgeport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Dolan.

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

Agency

Department Mono County Sheriff's Office
Location Bridgeport, CA
Platform Identity mcso.mono.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 1915
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

Sheriff James P. Dolan 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Mono County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Mono County Sheriff's Office
5
of 5 officers
100% Felonious
CA — Statewide
974
of 1,837 officers
53% 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. James P. Dolan'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 James P. Dolan Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James P. Dolan is highlighted in Jul.

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. James P. Dolan was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518