Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Naming of the Metro Transit Police
District 1 Police Station
Presented to the Board of Directors
By
Metro Transit Police
June 16, 2005
Purpose
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To request the WMATA Board to approve the naming of
the new MTPD District I Substation after fallen Officer
Marlon Francisco Morales.
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Background
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The WMATA Board of Directors established a policy
authorizing the dedication of WMATA facilities to the
memory of persons whose contributions to the Transit
Authority were direct, lasting and uniquely significant,
Resolution #94-26.
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The WMATA Board of Directors approved the naming of the
MTPD District II Substation after Officer Harry Davis Jr.,
the first Metro Transit Police Officer killed in the line of
duty, Resolution #97-15.
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Officer Marlon Francisco Morales
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Officer Morales was born on December 26, 1968 in
Asuncion Mita, Guatemala. He came to America with his
parents in 1984 at the age of fifteen.
He was married to Jennifer on November 14, 1997.
Officer Morales served in the United States Army from
1988 to 1992, a veteran of the Gulf War and received an
Honorable Discharge.
He graduated from Western Illinois with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Justice
Administration.
Officer Morales moved the Washington area in 1999 and
lived in Woodbridge, Virginia. He was hired by the MTPD
on May 8, 2000 and graduated from the Police Academy
on January 12, 2001.
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June 10, 2001
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Officer Morales was on patrol at the U-Street/AfricanAmerican Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metrorail Station of
June 10, 2001 and was shot by a subject he had stopped
for fare evasion. As a result of his wounds, Officer Morales
died on June 13, 2001.
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Officer Morales was a family man in the truest sense of the
term. His dedication to his wife and three children were
evident to all who knew him.
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Recommendation
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The MTPD is requesting the WMATA Board of Directors
approve the attached resolution naming the new MTPD
District I Substation after fallen officer Marlon Francisco
Morales, and that they approve a waiver of principal (3) to
Board Resolution # 94-26, “Proposals will be considered
only for persons who have been deceased for a period of
at least five years.”
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The MTPD District I Substation is to be built at the Fort
Totten station and completed in fall of 2006.
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