Sergeant Robert F. Dula, Jr. joined the Las Vegas Police Department on  June 16, 1952. On April 8, 1955, just ten minutes before the end of his tour of duty, Sergeant Dula and his partner received a call to aid a citizen who was reported  to  be  lying injured in the street at Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont.  En  route, Sergeant Dula’s vehicle was struck broadside by a car operated by two juveniles, who immediately left the scene.  Sergeant Dula was 26.