Officer Lester M. Kidwell
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Thursday, July 11, 1918

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: Thursday, July 11, 1918
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Kidwell died when he fell through a skylight while attempting to arrest a chicken thief. He had just reported off duty at approximately midnight. Approximately two hours later he called for help from a call box near Montana and Oates Streets. He was found unconscious and he died from a loss of blood.

Officer Kidwell had been with the agency for seven months.