Policeman George Freeman
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 24, 1912
Cause: Electrocuted

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

Policeman Freeman was electrocuted while attempting to use a police call box at the corner of 52nd Street and Vine Street, in West Philadelphia. The telephone line connecting the call boxes became electrically charged. Several other officers were also shocked while trying to use the call boxes, but Policeman Freeman was the only one to be killed as a result.