Policeman Dennis Sullivan
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Tuesday, June 14, 1870
Cause: Assault

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Sullivan was beaten to death when he tried to quell what was described in the police report at the time as a "disgraceful row" at Callowhill and Water streets. The group that assaulted him "had soaked themselves with whiskey obtained in the immediate vicinity."

 
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Patch image: Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

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