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Incident Details

Cause of Death:
Motorcycle accident
Date/Time of Incident:
Thursday, August 4, 1983
Incident to Death Duration:
33 days
Incident Location:
Calumet Avenue and Fran Lin Parkway, Munster
Incident County:
Lake
Incident Township:
North
Weapon Used:
None
Suspect Disposition:
None

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Corporal
Robert Sambrook Grove
Munster Police Department
Tuesday, September 6, 1983

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   Corporal Robert Grove died from injuries he suffered one month earlier after being involved in a two-vehicle accident.

   He was responding to a domestic disturbance call on his motorcycle when he was hit at an intersection by a car making a left-hand turn.

   He was taken to Saint Margaret Hospital in Hammond where he died from his injuries one month later.

   Corporal Grove was survived by his wife.

 

Military Service


United States Air Force
Vietnam War
1963–1967


Personal Details

Age: 37
Law Enforcement Service:
10 years, 4 months
Badge #: 13
Burial Place:
Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville