Lincoln Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Saturday, November 16, 1974
Add to My HeroesAllen Lee Harmon
Patrolman Allen Harmon and Patrolman Otis Robison were shot and killed after making a traffic stop on I-20 and arresting a man for drunk driving.
The suspect was driving a stolen car and had escaped from the Calhoun County Jail on January 26, 1974, while awaiting an appeal of a four-year sentence for burglary. The officers were transporting the man to Talladega to administer a sobriety test. They were driving on Alabama 77, approximately one mile south of Alabama 78, when the man produced a pistol and shot Patrolman Robison, who was beside him in the back seat. He then shot Patrolman Harmon in the front seat. A third officer, who was driving, exchanged gunfire with the suspect as he fled into the woods. The suspect was apprehended at a Birmingham motel ten days later.
On April 18, 1975, the 35-year-old suspect was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison. In November 1980 he escaped from prison. Later that month he was apprehended in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He died in prison on January 22, 2006.
Patrolman Harmon had served with the Lincoln Police Department for less than one year. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
Bio
- Age 27
- Tour 1 year
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .380 caliber
- Offender Died in prison
Most Recent Reflection
View all 9 ReflectionsYour heroism and service is honored today, the 37th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.
Rest In Peace
Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
November 16, 2011
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