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Lawrence Robbins
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Patrolman

Lawrence Robbins

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Felonious
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End of Watch June 25, 1936
Age 31
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 166
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Gender Male
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Incident

Patrolman Lawrence Robbins was shot and killed by two men attempting to rob him and his fiancee. The suspects approached Patrolman Robbins and his fiancee while they were still in his car. When the suspects demanded her purse, Patrolman Robbins lunged out of the vehicle unarmed, pushed his fiancee to safety, and fought with the suspects. During the scuffle, Patrolman Robbins was shot twice, and the robbers escaped with the purse and Patrolman Robbins' car. After searching for help for 20 minutes, his fiancee was able to wave down a doctor, but Patrolman Robbins had succumbed to his wounds. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, and his body was transported to Tennessee to be buried near his family. The suspects, ages 17 and 18, were apprehended in Charleston, West Virginia, the next day. They were both charged with and convicted of first-degree murder. The youngest was sentenced to life in prison, but his sentence was commuted to 2nd-degree murder thirty years later. The oldest was incarcerated but was later remanded to a mental institution. Patrolman Robbins had been with the Cincinnati Police Department for ten years. He is buried in Slick Rock Cemetery, Scott County, Tennessee.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Robbins gave the Cincinnati Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Robbins.

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

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 1936
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 31
Badge Number 166
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Lawrence is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1936, 136 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 31st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Lawrence was 31. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Lawrence had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Lawrence among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Lawrence Robbins

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch June 25, 1936

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 29-W

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