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Police Officer Ernest Johnson

Age: 
35
Tour: 
4 years
Badge: 
not available
End of Watch: 
Thursday, September 15, 1904

Incident Details:

Officer Johnson was struck and killed by a train during a foot chase in the rail yards. He and another officer had decided to check the yard for vagrants. They became involved in a chase and the other officer caught both suspects. When Officer Johnson failed to return to the platform, the officer began searching for Officer Johnson and found his body lying between rails of a track.

Officer Johnson had been with the agency for four years.