Sergeant Frank R. Von Colln
Fairmount Park Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, August 29, 1970

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 29, 1970
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Apprehended

Sergeant Von Colln was assassinated while talking on the phone in the in Cobbs Creek guard house at 63rd and Catherine Streets. He was shot five times and killed by a members of a radical racist group known as the Revolutionaries. Sergeant Von Colln had just dispatched two of his officers to investigate the wounding of another officer who had been shot by members of the same group. The assassins targeted the Cobbs Creek guard house because of its remote location. Two other officers were shot and wounded within the same 24-hour period. The suspects were all eventually apprehended.