John G Tyler

End of Watch: Tuesday, August 3, 1920

Biographical Info

Age: 22

Tour of Duty: 18 months

Rank: Patrolman

Assignment: Patrol

Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Date of Incident: August 3, 1920

Incident Location: 1300 block of 3rd Street

Weapon Used: Not applicable

Case Status: Closed

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Narrative

Patrolman Tyler was killed when he struck a milk truck that had no lights and was parked in the street at 2:05 am in the 1300 block of 3rd Street. He and his partner were returning to the station near the end of their shift to report off-duty.

Patrolman Tyler had served the department for 18 months.

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