Agents Dove and Grogan Avenue

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The Village Council dedicated a portion of Southwest 82nd Avenue (between 120th Street and 124th Street) as Agent Jerry Dove Avenue and Agent Benjamin Grogan Avenue on May 15, 2001. The co-designation of Southwest 82nd Avenue was approved by Resolution 2001-37 adopted on May 8, 2001. Agents Jerry Dove and Benjamin Grogan made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The two FBI agents were killed on April 11, 1986 during a gun battle in the normally quiet neighborhood. The gun battle with suspected bank robbers was described at the time as the bloodiest day in FBI history.