Roll of Honor
Ralph Emerson Dailey
Incident
Chief of Police Ralph Dailey and Chief of Police Edward Brennan, of the Wyoming Borough Police Department, were shot and killed by a man who was creating a disturbance in West Wyoming Borough. Chief Dailey was attempting to disperse a crowd of people when the suspect opened fire, killing him. The suspect fled to Wyoming Borough where he was confronted by Chief Brennan. As Chief Brennan chased the suspect, the suspect turned and shot him. The man was apprehended but acquitted of both murders because the evidence presented in the trial was mostly circumstantial.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Dailey served with the West Wyoming Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the West Wyoming community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Dailey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Ralph Emerson Dailey 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 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. Ralph Emerson Dailey's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph Emerson Dailey Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Emerson Dailey is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ralph Emerson Dailey was killed by gun; unknown type.