Captain
George Thomas Hanlon
Hammond Police Department
Sunday, May 16, 1937
Age: 65
Served: 36 years, 4 months
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Hammond Police Department

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Vehicular assault
Date/Time of Incident
Sunday, May 16, 1937
01:00 am
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
Gostlin Street near Clark Avenue, Hammond
Incident County
Lake
Incident Township
North
Weapon Used
Motor vehicle
Suspect Disposition
Sentenced to 1 to 10 years
Burial Place
Calvary Cemetery, Portage<br><i>(unmarked grave)</i></br>
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   Captain George Hanlon was killed while directing traffic at the scene of an accident.

   An intoxicated 27-year-old male was driving eastbound on Gostlin Street when he struck Captain Hanlon, throwing him 111 feet, while he was directing traffic as utility crews were repairing a downed power line. He was transported to St. Margaret Hospital where he died of a skull fracture.

   The offender was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to one to 10 years in prison.

   Captain Hanlon was widowed and survived by two sons and several brothers, one of whom served as an assistant chief with the Milwaukee Fire Department in Wisconsin.


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