Appointed – September 1, 1902
End of Watch – August 25, 1920
Officer Frank Hallet was shot and killed when he and two other officers stopped four men in a vehicle for suspicion of moonshining. As Officer Hallet approached the car at Franklin Avenue and 26th Avenue the suspects inside opened fire, striking Officer Hallet in the head. The other officers returned fire as the suspects fled.
Three of the shooters were apprehended and convicted; they were sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in the state penitentiary.
Officer Hallet was 45 years old. He lived at 1092 14th Avenue Southeast and was survived by his wife and two children. He joined the Minneapolis Police Department 11 years earlier and was assigned to the Second Precinct Station. He was transferred to the Central Station and finally to the Third Precinct. His funeral was held on Friday, August 27 at the First Methodist Church at 5th Street and 9th Avenue Southeast. Officer Hallet was buried in Hillside Cemetery on August 28, 1920.