Officer Lynwood N. Newcomer, Hagerstown Police Department, Maryland

Officer Lynwood N. Newcomer

Hagerstown Police Department, Maryland

End of Watch Sunday, June 3, 1951

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Lynwood N. Newcomer

Officer Lynwood Newcomer was electrocuted when he stepped on a live wire while exiting his patrol car during a severe storm.

The incident happened in the 600 block of Virginia Avenue near the entrance to City Park.

Officer Newcomer was a veteran of WWII. He was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, and several sisters.