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Trooper Dennis Finbar Cronin | Alaska State Troopers, Alaska
Alaska State Troopers, Alaska

Trooper

Dennis Finbar Cronin

Alaska State Troopers, Alaska

End of Watch: Monday, February 18, 1974

Biographical Info

Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 18, 1974
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Trooper Dennis Cronin was shot and killed in Anchorage, Alaska, by an informant while assigned to a Drug Enforcement Task Force.

He was meeting with the informant in his squad car when the shooting took place. The suspect then committed suicide with his motives never known.

Trooper Cronin was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Alaska State Troopers for almost four years. He was survived by his expectant wife, two daughters, and a step-son, who he was in the process of adopting. His wife gave birth to a son a few months after his death.

Trooper Cronin is the first Alaska State Trooper to die in the line of duty.