Dennis Cronin

Murdered

On February 18, 1974, Trooper Dennis Finbar Cronin, aged 31, was fatally shot in Anchorage, Alaska, while serving on a Drug Enforcement Task Force. During a meeting with an informant inside his squad car, the informant unexpectedly opened fire, resulting in Trooper Cronin's death. Following the shooting, the informant committed suicide, leaving his motives unknown.

Born in County Cork, Ireland, Trooper Cronin immigrated to the United States and served in the U.S. Air Force before joinin ...Read More

Trooper Dennis Finbar Cronin - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

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