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Police Officer Glenn R. Faulk | Palatka Police Department, Florida
Palatka Police Department, Florida

Police Officer

Glenn R. Faulk

Palatka Police Department, Florida

End of Watch: Thursday, December 17, 1959

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 17, 1959
Weapon Used: Handgun; Pistol
Suspect Info: Executed in 1962

Officer Faulk was shot and killed and his chief was wounded when they cornered a burglary suspect. The suspect, 39, an ex-convict, was apprehended and charged with murder after the FBI matched a bullet removed from Officer Faulk's skull to a stolen pistol taken from the suspect. He died in the electric chair on September 6, 1962.