Policeman Harry Manley Cooper
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Tuesday, May 4, 1926
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Policeman Cooper was shot and killed while attempting to prevent a robbery at a bank. Four men were arrested and charged with Policeman Cooper's murder. All four were executed in the electric chair on March 7, 1927.

Policeman Cooper was survived by his wife and three children.

 
Photograph: Policeman Harry Manley Cooper

Patch image: Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Visit Policeman Cooper's memorial at www.ODMP.org