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Photograph: Lieutenant Robert L. Cormier

Patch image: Dallas Police Department, Texas






Lieutenant Robert L. Cormier
Dallas Police Department
Texas

End of Watch: Tuesday, July 24, 1984

Biographical Info
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: 1599

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, July 24, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Lieutenant Cormier and Reserve Officer James Taylor were killed in a helicopter accident. The officers were looking for landing spots for the upcoming Republican Convention when the helicopter struck a communications tower 450 in the air. Both officers were killed instantly.

Lieutenant Cormier had been with the agency for 25 years and was survived by his wife and five children.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Dallas Police Department, TexasReserve Officer James Charles Taylor
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1984
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

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