Patrolman Robert R. Walker, Hopewell Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Robert R. Walker

Hopewell Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Thursday, December 23, 1971

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Robert R. Walker

Patrolman Robert Walker suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with three people while attempting to arrest a subject.

He and another officer had responded to Harold's Inn after an off duty officer called to report that he had seen a wanted subject at the restaurant. When they attempted to arrest the subject, the man, his mother, and his girlfriend all started to struggle with Patrolman Walker. The subject was able to escape.

As Patrolman Walker placed the mother and girlfriend in his patrol car he suddenly collapsed. He was transported to Aliquippa Hospital where he died a short time later.

The subject and his mother were both charged with manslaughter but the charges were later dismissed. They were both convicted of lesser charges.

Patrolman Walker was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was survived by his wife and three kids.

Bio

Age 46
Tour 8 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Heart attack
Weapon Person
Offender Acquitted

arrest attempt, officer assistance

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I was only five years old when my Uncle Bob was killed in the line of duty, and the night he died is forever etched in my memory. Uncle Bob was the best of men: kind, loving and compassionate with a fantastic sense of humor and a deep love for his family and his country. He was the kind of police officer who defined what to protect and serve should mean. I miss him every day.

Michelle Belan
Niece

August 3, 2024