Sergeant
Ernest John Malatinka
Hammond Police Department
Saturday, December 29, 1984
Age: 47
Served: 17 years, 8 months
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Hammond Police Department

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Gunfire (Accidental)
Date/Time of Incident
Saturday, December 29, 1984
06:00 pm
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
2211 Calumet Avenue, Hammond
Incident County
Lake
Incident Township
North
Weapon Used
Officer's shotgun
Suspect Disposition
None
Burial Place
Elmwood Cemetery, Hammond
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   Sergeant Ernest Malatinka was found dead of a gunshot wound inside the Robertsdale substation.

   A month later, the coroner ruled the death accidental as gun-cleaning materials were found at the desk. It was determined he was shot with the shotgun he had been cleaning.

   Sergeant Malatinka was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother and sister.



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