ROBERT J MORTELL

Officer Rank: Chief of Police
Memorial Panel: 32-E: 19
Department: Paxton, Massachusetts, P.D.
End of Watch: February 1, 1994
Cause: SHOT
Age: 38
Years of Service: 12
Description: Chief of Police Mortell was fatally shot while searching for three burglary suspects with his bloodhound K9 Ginger. His assailant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. The other two suspects were sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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