William F. Roback, Sr.

Maui County Police Department — Wailuku, HI

Felonious

End of Watch April 13, 1958

Age 57

Tour of Duty 31 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Officer William Roback was shot to death while transporting a patient who had been injured in an accident. He was transporting the patient in his patrol car from the Hana Medical Center to Central Maui Memorial Hospital for treatment when the man attacked him as they drove along Hana Belt Road, three miles east of Kailua. In the struggle, the man grabbed Officer Roback's pistol and shot him in the chest. The suspect then shot Officer Roback's partner, who was in the back seat, in the face. The other officer was able to draw his service weapon and fire six shots at the patient, killing him. Officer Roback had served with the Maui County Police Department for 31 years.

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31 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Roback gave the Maui County Police Department 31 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Wailuku community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Roback.

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

Agency

Department Maui County Police Department

Location Wailuku, HI

Platform Identity mcpd.maui.hi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 13, 1958

Tour of Duty 31 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Officer William F. Roback, Sr. 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 HI, 31 of 64 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Maui County Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Maui County Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

HI — Statewide

of 64 officers

48.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious