Police Officer Humphrey O'Leary
St. Louis Police Department
Missouri

End of Watch: Saturday, September 29, 1906
Cause: Electrocuted

Biographical Info
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Officer O'Leary was electrocuted when he attempted to move a downed powerline after a storm. He at first attempted to move the powerline with a stick but it was stuck in the mud. He borrowed a pair of gloves from a citizen and when he grabbed onto the line he was electrocuted.

Officer O'Leary had been with the agency for four years.

 
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Patch image: St. Louis Police Department, Missouri

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