Alvin Miller

Death by Force

On November 2, 1908, in Fairbanks, Alaska, Chief of Police Alvin G. Miller—male, 37 years old, answered a call that began like a disturbance and turned into the city's first line-of-duty death. He and two officers went to the Pioneer Hotel, where a woman had barricaded herself in an upstairs room. When they forced the door, the woman sat on the bed with a. 38-caliber revolver and fired three shots; one struck Chief Miller, mortally wounding him. He had served four years on the force and was Fa ...Read More

Chief of Police Alvin G. Miller

The History of Fairbanks Police Department | Since 1904

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