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On a Monday morning in November 1978, a brave off-duty detective named Horace Ford, a 39-year-old male, tragically lost his life in a violent bank robbery in Queens, New York. He was working a secondary job at the Manufacturers Hanover Bank located at 41-01 Kissena Boulevard when the incident unfolded.

A man, later identified as 29-year-old David Robinson, entered the bank and announced a holdup. Without hesitation, Detective Ford drew his weapon and identified himself as a police officer ...Read More
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Victim Details

Horace L. Ford

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

1978-11-06

39

Horace

Ford

01/10/2026