Patrolman Frank T. Hawley

Frank T. Hawley

Patrolman Hawley was shot and killed while on an undercover assignment as a store owner. He and another officer had been deployed as undercover officers for approximately one year to gain bookmaking information.

During the investigation Patrolman Hawley became engaged in a verbal dispute with a subject over numbers. The suspect produced a small handgun and shot Patrolman Hawley four times. The 24-year-old suspect was later convicted of manslaughter and served ten years in prison.

Patrolman Hawley had served with the agency for 1 year. He was survived by his wife and three children.