End of Watch:
May 4, 1929
Age: 53
Logan Police Department
Homicide: Handgun
Officer Willard R. Dahle was shot and killed by a bootlegger.
Earlier in the day, a man arrested for manufacturing whiskey had written a check for his bail but forgot to sign it. Officer Dahle was sent to the suspect’s home for the purpose of securing a signature. The 53-year-old officer was sitting in a chair in the suspect’s bedroom discussing the matter when he was shot three times with a .380-automatic pistol. The suspect then committed suicide. Officer Dahle was married and the father of three children. He is buried in Logan City Cemetery.
The bronze memorial name plaque of Officer Willard R. Dahle is sponsored by the Logan City Police Benefit Association.