THOMAS CLIFFORD DILLON

Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 36-W: 3
Department: Bethel, Alaska, P.D.
End of Watch: November 19, 1972
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: 3
Description: Chief of Police Dillon was shot when he answered a disturbance call at a cab company regarding an intoxicated suspect who was brandishing a shotgun and making threats. Chief Dillon was transported to the hospital where he died several hours later. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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