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Douglas Hartman

Case from Allentown, PA dated Jul 07, 1992

Victim Details

Douglas Paul Hartman

Male

Allentown

PA

1992-07-07

31

Douglas

Hartman

06/28/2026

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In the summer of 1992, the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer was tragically cut short in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Deputy Sheriff Douglas Paul Hartman, a 31-year-old male who had served with the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office for two years, was killed in the line of duty.

On that fateful day, Deputy Hartman was assigned to serve a bench warrant. The warrant was for a suspect in a theft case, and the address led him to an apartment complex located at 1943 East Dent Street in the c ...
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    Has anyone looked into the impact Deputy Hartman's death had on law enforcement protocols in Lehigh ... ...Read More
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