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Harry L. Wolfe

Case from Plain-city, OH dated Jan 21, 1982

Victim Details

Harry L. Wolfe

Male

White / Caucasian

Plain-city

OH

1982-01-21

59

Harry

L. Wolfe

06/23/2026

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Sheriff Harry L. Wolfe, aged 59, was killed on January 21, 1982, while responding to a burglary call in Plain City, Ohio. Wolfe, a United States Army WWII veteran and a dedicated officer with the Union County Sheriff's Office for 29 years, was shot by a suspect while investigating a burglary at a rural home on Robinson Road. The dispatcher on duty heard Sheriff Wolfe tell the suspect to come over and then heard gunshots through the automated alarm system.

The suspect, identified as 32-yea ...
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