Theodore Dennis Wolf, Sr.

Maryland State Police — Pikesville, MD

Felonious

End of Watch March 29, 1990

Age 40

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

I met Trooper Wolf on Thursday afternoon, December 24, 1987. I had just left work early for Christmas Eve, and was traveling southbound on Interstate 95 in the vicinity of 212, heading to my parents home in Adelphi. Trooper Wolf pulled me over for speeding in my 1987 Ford Mustang GT 5.0. I don't recall the speed he claimed I was doing, but I have no doubt he was correct. I do remember he let me sit in the passenger seat of his cruiser, and we had a nice conversation about my Mustang. He was curious about the then-new model and I think he appreciated cars, like I do. He was so polite, so professional and so likable. He gave me a ticket for speeding, and when I got home, I told my Mom about the incident and said that the trooper, Ted Wolf, was such a great man and made receiving a ticket such a pleasant experience, that it was almost an honor receiving a ticket from him. Unlike all my other traffic violations, which I always challenged, I happily paid this one. Trooper Wolf was a special man and exactly the kind of person we need in law enforcement. I remember how shocked and saddened I was when I heard his name on the news a couple years later. To this day I make a donation to my local POA in Trooper Wolfs name. I hope his wife and kids know what a special person he was. R.I.P.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Wolf gave the Maryland State Police 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Wolf.

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

Agency

Department Maryland State Police

Location Pikesville, MD

Platform Identity msp.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1990

Tour of Duty 16 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Sentenced to life

Corporal Theodore Dennis Wolf, 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Maryland State Police, 14 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Maryland State Police

of 42 officers

33.3% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious