Vilho O. Ahola, a dedicated officer of the Petaluma Police Department, tragically succumbed to complications from a gunshot wound he sustained on November 7, 1969. On that fateful day, Officer Ahola was dispatched to a domestic disturbance at 818 I Street in Petaluma, California. He was there to oversee the removal of personal items by the female party involved in the disturbance. During the incident, the male subject, Walter E. Hale, produced a small handgun and ordered Officer Ahola to surrend
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