Glenn Allison
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Police Officer

Glenn Allison

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK
Felonious
End of Watch February 7, 1918
Age 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Allison was killed when he was struck in the head by a prisoner with a tire pump. He was transporting two prisoners to jail when the suspect assaulted him from the back seat. The second prisoner notified authorities. The suspect was apprehended 11 days later in Lebanon, Missouri, and later sentenced to life. He applied for a pardon in 1930.

Survivors

Officer Allison was survived by his wife and three children.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tulsa, Osage County, OK
Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 7, 1918
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Blunt object

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Glenn 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 1918, 165 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Glenn 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.

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When

February holds 7.4% 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 blunt object, in 1.2% of these deaths.

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His people

Tulsa Police Department has 42 officers remembered here, Glenn among them.

Police Officer Glenn Allison

Tulsa Police Department · End of Watch February 7, 1918

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-W

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