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Trooper Vernon C. Rolfs | Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska

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Vernon C. Rolfs

Nebraska State Patrol, Nebraska

End of Watch: Saturday, May 30, 1953

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 38

Tour: 3 years

Badge # 129

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 5/30/1954

Weapon: Handgun; .45 caliber

Suspect: Sentenced to life

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Trooper Rolfs was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a speeding motorist near North Platte, Nebraska. The suspect was captured hours later.

The suspect was convicted of Trooper Rolfs' murder and sentenced to life in prison in August of 1953. He died in prison on January 28, 1989.

Trooper Rolfs had been with the agency for three years.

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