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Owen Theodore Farley
14 Feb 1914 – 23 May 1951
| Birth | 14 Feb 1914 |
| Death | 23 May 1951 |
| Cemetery | Heber City Cemetery Heber City , Wasatch County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | CemeteryWalker on 06 May 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22456743 |
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Owen T. Farley Salt Lake City Police Department Utah End of Watch: Wednesday, May 23, 1951 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: 10 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 23, 1951 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Executed in 1955 Sergeant Farley was shot and killed while transporting two suspects to police headquarters for questioning. Sergeant Farley had been conducting surveillance of a suspicious vehicle on South State Street after receiving information that it belonged to a robbery suspect. He stopped a man and woman who approached the car and began to question them. He handcuffed the male suspect in front and was going to take them to the police station in his patrol car but the car broke down. He instead drove the suspect's vehicle. During the ride to the station the man produced a .38 caliber handgun from his front coat pocket and shot Sergeant Farley in the side. The suspect fled the scene and was apprehended a short time later hiding in a locker. The man was convicted of the murder and executed by firing squad at the Utah State Prison on July 1, 1955. Sergeant Farley had been with the agency for ten years. He died at Holy Cross Hospital.
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- Owen William "Bill" Farley 1934–2025 FaG
- Earl Brent Farley 1939–1986 FaG
- Douglas Paul Farley 1942–2021 FaG
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