Patrol Officer Benjamin Franklin

Murdered

On January 4, 1968, Anchorage Police Department Patrol Officer Benjamin Franklin Strong was fatally shot during a stakeout at a Government Hill liquor store. In the days following Christmas, Anchorage experienced a series of armed robberies, prompting Officer Strong to volunteer for the stakeout on his third consecutive night, despite being off duty. Around 11 p.m., two masked men entered the store, forced the clerk into a back room at gunpoint, and began looting the cash register. Officer Stron ...Read More

Patrol Officer Benjamin Franklin Strong

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