Officer is Slain at Two Rivers
A 36-year-old Two Rivers man was scheduled to make his initial appearance in Manitowoc County Court Branch 2 Wednesday after being charged with first degree murder in the slaying of a Two Rivers police officer.
Taken into custody about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday was Robert J. Buretta, 1420 Glenwood St., Two Rivers. Officer Thomas Dodge, 24, 1029-31st St., Two Rivers, was killed with a shotgun blast when he and Officer William Bero went to Buretta’s upstairs apartment after he walked away from the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Dodge was killed with the second of two blasts from the 12 gauge shotgun, Dist. Atty Thomas Rusboldt said. The shots were fired through a rear door leading into Buretta’s kitchen.
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Dodge and Bero were sent to Buretta’s apartment about 2:18 a.m. after Mrs. Betty McFadzen of Two Rivers Community Hospital called police that Buretta was missing from his hospital room. Police Chief Albert Kopstad described the events leading up to the shooting this way:
The officers arrived at Buretta’s residence and walked up the stairs to the apartment. They walked to the door and knocked. Buretta then unloaded with the shotgun blasts, hitting Dodge. Both Dodge and Bero then ran back to their squad car to call for assistance. Dodge collapsed in the street.
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Dodge who joined the Police Dept. just six months ago, was a 1969 graduate of Roncalli High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh from 1969 to 1972. He worked at Mirro Aluminum Co. prior to joining the police force. Dodge was married and he and his wife, Theresa, had one son. The Two Rivers Police Dept. contacted the Manitowoc County Sheriff-Traffic Dept. at 2:42 a.m., requesting that some help be rushed to the vicinity of 14th and Lowell Streets where it was reported that an officer was down. Officers Michael Bushman, Kenneth Petersen, Alan Halverson and Thomas Markvart were dispatched. Halverson and Markvart later transported Mrs. Dodge to Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Wednesday; September 10, 1975 - Pages: 1, 23
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Thomas R. Dodge, 24, of 1920-31st St., Two Rivers, died early Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Dodge was born Feb. 8, 1951, at Two Rivers, son of Robert and Mildred Brull Dodge. He married Therese Kozlowski Nov. 22, 1972, at St. Luke Catholic Church.He had been a patrolman for the Two Rivers Police Department since April 1, 1975.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Ryon Thomas, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dodge, paternal grandfather, Orrin Dodge, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brull, his father and mother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Al Grimm, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul and Martin Kozlowski, Mary Jo Kozlowski, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kozlowski and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson, of Two Rivers; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Van Drisse, Jr., of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stefaniak, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, and 12 nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 o’clock this Thursday afternoon, where a memorial service will be 7 o’clock.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Thursday; September 11, 1975 - Page: 22
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City Cemetery records contain the following information:
Name: Dodge, Thomas Robert
Burial Date: 09-12-1975
Age: 24
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United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2009
Photo:
Name: Police Officer Thomas R Dodge
Department: Two Rivers Police Department
Department State: Wisconsin
Date of Incident: 10 Sep 1975
Death Location: Wisconsin
End of Watch Date: 10 Sep 1975
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1951
Badge: 13
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Committed to state hospital
Notes: Officer Dodge was shot and killed when he and another officer went to check on a man who had left a hospital without checking out. The suspect fired a shotgun through the apartment door, striking Officer Dodge. The suspect was found not guilty by reason of mental disease and committed to a state hospital, where he has since died.
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His memorial page is found here:
http://www.odmp.org/officer/4144-police-officer-thomas-r-dodge
A 36-year-old Two Rivers man was scheduled to make his initial appearance in Manitowoc County Court Branch 2 Wednesday after being charged with first degree murder in the slaying of a Two Rivers police officer.
Taken into custody about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday was Robert J. Buretta, 1420 Glenwood St., Two Rivers. Officer Thomas Dodge, 24, 1029-31st St., Two Rivers, was killed with a shotgun blast when he and Officer William Bero went to Buretta’s upstairs apartment after he walked away from the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Dodge was killed with the second of two blasts from the 12 gauge shotgun, Dist. Atty Thomas Rusboldt said. The shots were fired through a rear door leading into Buretta’s kitchen.
(snip)
Dodge and Bero were sent to Buretta’s apartment about 2:18 a.m. after Mrs. Betty McFadzen of Two Rivers Community Hospital called police that Buretta was missing from his hospital room. Police Chief Albert Kopstad described the events leading up to the shooting this way:
The officers arrived at Buretta’s residence and walked up the stairs to the apartment. They walked to the door and knocked. Buretta then unloaded with the shotgun blasts, hitting Dodge. Both Dodge and Bero then ran back to their squad car to call for assistance. Dodge collapsed in the street.
(snip)
Dodge who joined the Police Dept. just six months ago, was a 1969 graduate of Roncalli High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh from 1969 to 1972. He worked at Mirro Aluminum Co. prior to joining the police force. Dodge was married and he and his wife, Theresa, had one son. The Two Rivers Police Dept. contacted the Manitowoc County Sheriff-Traffic Dept. at 2:42 a.m., requesting that some help be rushed to the vicinity of 14th and Lowell Streets where it was reported that an officer was down. Officers Michael Bushman, Kenneth Petersen, Alan Halverson and Thomas Markvart were dispatched. Halverson and Markvart later transported Mrs. Dodge to Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Wednesday; September 10, 1975 - Pages: 1, 23
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Thomas R. Dodge, 24, of 1920-31st St., Two Rivers, died early Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Dodge was born Feb. 8, 1951, at Two Rivers, son of Robert and Mildred Brull Dodge. He married Therese Kozlowski Nov. 22, 1972, at St. Luke Catholic Church.He had been a patrolman for the Two Rivers Police Department since April 1, 1975.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Ryon Thomas, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dodge, paternal grandfather, Orrin Dodge, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brull, his father and mother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Al Grimm, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul and Martin Kozlowski, Mary Jo Kozlowski, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kozlowski and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson, of Two Rivers; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Van Drisse, Jr., of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stefaniak, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, and 12 nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 o’clock this Thursday afternoon, where a memorial service will be 7 o’clock.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Thursday; September 11, 1975 - Page: 22
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City Cemetery records contain the following information:
Name: Dodge, Thomas Robert
Burial Date: 09-12-1975
Age: 24
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United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2009
Photo:
Name: Police Officer Thomas R Dodge
Department: Two Rivers Police Department
Department State: Wisconsin
Date of Incident: 10 Sep 1975
Death Location: Wisconsin
End of Watch Date: 10 Sep 1975
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1951
Badge: 13
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Committed to state hospital
Notes: Officer Dodge was shot and killed when he and another officer went to check on a man who had left a hospital without checking out. The suspect fired a shotgun through the apartment door, striking Officer Dodge. The suspect was found not guilty by reason of mental disease and committed to a state hospital, where he has since died.
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His memorial page is found here:
http://www.odmp.org/officer/4144-police-officer-thomas-r-dodge
Officer is Slain at Two Rivers
A 36-year-old Two Rivers man was scheduled to make his initial appearance in Manitowoc County Court Branch 2 Wednesday after being charged with first degree murder in the slaying of a Two Rivers police officer.
Taken into custody about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday was Robert J. Buretta, 1420 Glenwood St., Two Rivers. Officer Thomas Dodge, 24, 1029-31st St., Two Rivers, was killed with a shotgun blast when he and Officer William Bero went to Buretta’s upstairs apartment after he walked away from the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Dodge was killed with the second of two blasts from the 12 gauge shotgun, Dist. Atty Thomas Rusboldt said. The shots were fired through a rear door leading into Buretta’s kitchen.
(snip)
Dodge and Bero were sent to Buretta’s apartment about 2:18 a.m. after Mrs. Betty McFadzen of Two Rivers Community Hospital called police that Buretta was missing from his hospital room. Police Chief Albert Kopstad described the events leading up to the shooting this way:
The officers arrived at Buretta’s residence and walked up the stairs to the apartment. They walked to the door and knocked. Buretta then unloaded with the shotgun blasts, hitting Dodge. Both Dodge and Bero then ran back to their squad car to call for assistance. Dodge collapsed in the street.
(snip)
Dodge who joined the Police Dept. just six months ago, was a 1969 graduate of Roncalli High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh from 1969 to 1972. He worked at Mirro Aluminum Co. prior to joining the police force. Dodge was married and he and his wife, Theresa, had one son. The Two Rivers Police Dept. contacted the Manitowoc County Sheriff-Traffic Dept. at 2:42 a.m., requesting that some help be rushed to the vicinity of 14th and Lowell Streets where it was reported that an officer was down. Officers Michael Bushman, Kenneth Petersen, Alan Halverson and Thomas Markvart were dispatched. Halverson and Markvart later transported Mrs. Dodge to Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Wednesday; September 10, 1975 - Pages: 1, 23
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Thomas R. Dodge, 24, of 1920-31st St., Two Rivers, died early Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Dodge was born Feb. 8, 1951, at Two Rivers, son of Robert and Mildred Brull Dodge. He married Therese Kozlowski Nov. 22, 1972, at St. Luke Catholic Church.He had been a patrolman for the Two Rivers Police Department since April 1, 1975.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Ryon Thomas, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dodge, paternal grandfather, Orrin Dodge, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brull, his father and mother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Al Grimm, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul and Martin Kozlowski, Mary Jo Kozlowski, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kozlowski and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson, of Two Rivers; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Van Drisse, Jr., of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stefaniak, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, and 12 nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 o’clock this Thursday afternoon, where a memorial service will be 7 o’clock.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Thursday; September 11, 1975 - Page: 22
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City Cemetery records contain the following information:
Name: Dodge, Thomas Robert
Burial Date: 09-12-1975
Age: 24
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United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2009
Photo:
Name: Police Officer Thomas R Dodge
Department: Two Rivers Police Department
Department State: Wisconsin
Date of Incident: 10 Sep 1975
Death Location: Wisconsin
End of Watch Date: 10 Sep 1975
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1951
Badge: 13
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Committed to state hospital
Notes: Officer Dodge was shot and killed when he and another officer went to check on a man who had left a hospital without checking out. The suspect fired a shotgun through the apartment door, striking Officer Dodge. The suspect was found not guilty by reason of mental disease and committed to a state hospital, where he has since died.
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His memorial page is found here:
http://www.odmp.org/officer/4144-police-officer-thomas-r-dodge
A 36-year-old Two Rivers man was scheduled to make his initial appearance in Manitowoc County Court Branch 2 Wednesday after being charged with first degree murder in the slaying of a Two Rivers police officer.
Taken into custody about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday was Robert J. Buretta, 1420 Glenwood St., Two Rivers. Officer Thomas Dodge, 24, 1029-31st St., Two Rivers, was killed with a shotgun blast when he and Officer William Bero went to Buretta’s upstairs apartment after he walked away from the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Dodge was killed with the second of two blasts from the 12 gauge shotgun, Dist. Atty Thomas Rusboldt said. The shots were fired through a rear door leading into Buretta’s kitchen.
(snip)
Dodge and Bero were sent to Buretta’s apartment about 2:18 a.m. after Mrs. Betty McFadzen of Two Rivers Community Hospital called police that Buretta was missing from his hospital room. Police Chief Albert Kopstad described the events leading up to the shooting this way:
The officers arrived at Buretta’s residence and walked up the stairs to the apartment. They walked to the door and knocked. Buretta then unloaded with the shotgun blasts, hitting Dodge. Both Dodge and Bero then ran back to their squad car to call for assistance. Dodge collapsed in the street.
(snip)
Dodge who joined the Police Dept. just six months ago, was a 1969 graduate of Roncalli High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh from 1969 to 1972. He worked at Mirro Aluminum Co. prior to joining the police force. Dodge was married and he and his wife, Theresa, had one son. The Two Rivers Police Dept. contacted the Manitowoc County Sheriff-Traffic Dept. at 2:42 a.m., requesting that some help be rushed to the vicinity of 14th and Lowell Streets where it was reported that an officer was down. Officers Michael Bushman, Kenneth Petersen, Alan Halverson and Thomas Markvart were dispatched. Halverson and Markvart later transported Mrs. Dodge to Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Wednesday; September 10, 1975 - Pages: 1, 23
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Thomas R. Dodge, 24, of 1920-31st St., Two Rivers, died early Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Robert Rhyner will officiate with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Dodge was born Feb. 8, 1951, at Two Rivers, son of Robert and Mildred Brull Dodge. He married Therese Kozlowski Nov. 22, 1972, at St. Luke Catholic Church.He had been a patrolman for the Two Rivers Police Department since April 1, 1975.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Ryon Thomas, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dodge, paternal grandfather, Orrin Dodge, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brull, his father and mother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Al Grimm, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul and Martin Kozlowski, Mary Jo Kozlowski, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kozlowski and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson, of Two Rivers; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Van Drisse, Jr., of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stefaniak, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, and 12 nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 4 o’clock this Thursday afternoon, where a memorial service will be 7 o’clock.
Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc, Wisconsin)
Thursday; September 11, 1975 - Page: 22
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City Cemetery records contain the following information:
Name: Dodge, Thomas Robert
Burial Date: 09-12-1975
Age: 24
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United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2009
Photo:
Name: Police Officer Thomas R Dodge
Department: Two Rivers Police Department
Department State: Wisconsin
Date of Incident: 10 Sep 1975
Death Location: Wisconsin
End of Watch Date: 10 Sep 1975
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1951
Badge: 13
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Committed to state hospital
Notes: Officer Dodge was shot and killed when he and another officer went to check on a man who had left a hospital without checking out. The suspect fired a shotgun through the apartment door, striking Officer Dodge. The suspect was found not guilty by reason of mental disease and committed to a state hospital, where he has since died.
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His memorial page is found here:
http://www.odmp.org/officer/4144-police-officer-thomas-r-dodge
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