Sergeant Walter F. "Moose" Conley

Walter F. "Moose" Conley

Sergeant Walter Conley was shot and killed during a robbery attempt outside the Milford Savings Bank on Route 140 in Milford.

Sergeant Conley was working a detail at the Milford Savings Bank and was escorting a bank employee who was converting $50 in pennies into paper currency to another bank across the street at 3:40 p.m. The assailants believed the bank employee was in possession of a large amount of cash and tried to rob the employee during the trip. When they failed, gunfire erupted, and Sergeant Conley was struck in the stomach and shoulder as he pushed the bank employee out of the barrage of bullets. Sergeant Conley was transported to the Milford Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.

The two suspects fled; however, after an intense investigation and manhunt, they were arrested in New York State. One suspect pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole on the murder indictment and concurrent terms of 19 to 20 years on the armed assault with intent to rob charge, and 4 to 5 years on the firearm charge. In 2025, he was granted medical parole. The second suspect was found guilty after a jury trial in Worcester Superior Court of all the indictments and sentenced to life in prison without parole on the murder indictment and concurrent terms of 18 to 20 years on the assault with intent to rob charge, and 3 to 5 years on the firearm charge.

Sergeant Conley had served with the Milford Police Department for 30 years. He was survived by his three sons and five grandchildren.