Robert Marshall Beard

Death by Force

Robert Marshall Beard, a 52-year-old patrolman with the Roanoke City Police Department, tragically lost his life on October 12, 1906, while performing his duties. On that fateful day, Patrolman Beard was attempting to arrest a suspect at the Alleghany Institute, which later became the Burrell Memorial Hospital and is now the Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Burrell Center. During the arrest, the suspect requested permission to retrieve his coat from a closet. As the suspect stepped into the closet, ...Read More

Patrolman Robert M. Beard