Toolen, John Francis
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Toolen, J.F.
Rank: Sergeant
Serial Number: Unknown
Division: Unknown
Location: 4947 Marmion Way
Date Killed: Tuesday, October 19, 1915
Cause of Death: Shot by a Robbery Suspect
Bio: 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.
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