United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Friday, September 6, 1985
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: September 6, 1985
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Marvin Bland was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a false fire alarm at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Officer Bland was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Department of Veterans Affairs Police for four years. He was survived by his wife and child.