P.O. Dennis Laughlin

P.O. Dennis Laughlin
Name:  Laughlin, Dennis J.
Star:
Rank: Patrolman
District / Unit: Marquette District
End of Watch: 09-Mar-1960
Incident Details:

On March 9, 1960, P.O. Dennis Laughlin was working in plain clothes in order to capture a robbery gang.  While rounding up members of the gang, a scuffle ensued between P.O. Laughlin and one of the subjects. P.O. Laughlin suffered a fatal heart attack during the scuffle.  It was later determined that this subject was reaching for a gun.