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John Francis Toolen
End of watch — Tuesday, October 19, 1915
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Division
- Unknown
- Location
- 4947 Marmion Way
- Cause of death
- Shot by a Robbery Suspect
Sergeant Toolen was shot and killed while he and another officer were attempting to arrest an auto theft suspect. They had received information about the suspect's location and then went to the man's home to arrest him. As the officers spoke with the suspect's mother the man came down the stairs and opened fire on the officers, fatally wounding Sergeant Toolen. The suspect fled but was apprehended a few days later. Sergeant Toolen had been with the Department for nine years.
Record published by the Los Angeles Police Department. View the source
Whether this name is engraved on the wall today has not yet been confirmed against the foundation’s roster.