Incident
Officer Faulk was shot and killed and his chief was wounded when they cornered a burglary suspect. The suspect, 39, an ex-convict, was apprehended and charged with murder after the FBI matched a bullet removed from Officer Faulk's skull to a stolen pistol taken from the suspect. He died in the electric chair on September 6, 1962.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Faulk served with the Palatka Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Palatka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Faulk.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Glenn R. Faulk 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glenn R. Faulk's cause is highlighted.
How Glenn R. Faulk Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1962
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Glenn R. Faulk is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Glenn R. Faulk was killed by handgun; pistol.