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Anthony G. Eilers
End of Watch: February 5, 1962
Age: 40
Rank: Sergeant
Agency: Burlington Police Department
Years of Service: 5
County: Racine
Location on Memorial: I


    Incident Surrounding Death
    Eilers stopped a vehicle for a loose license plate and faulty exhaust system. The two occupants, who were brothers, had just committed a burglary two counties away. Eilers was jumped from behind, beaten and shot with his own gun. His body was placed in his squad car and abandoned in a quarry neat Racine.
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