Dorman Wheelock
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Officer

Dorman Wheelock

Berlin Police Department — Berlin, NH
Accident
End of Watch April 23, 1970
Age 39
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dorman Wheelock and Officer Robert Devoid were killed in an automobile accident while transporting blood to a medical facility. Their patrol car was struck head-on by another vehicle.

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BO-US-NH-F4543206
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wheelock served with the Berlin Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Berlin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wheelock.

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

Agency

Location Berlin, NH
Platform Identity bpd.coos.nh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1970
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Dorman Wheelock is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NH, 16 of 59 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Berlin Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Berlin Police Department
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
NH — Statewide
16
of 59 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dorman Wheelock'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 Dorman Wheelock Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dorman Wheelock is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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