by 100Clubillinois | Dec 19, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Lynch and his partner were patrolling the area when they were flagged down by a security officer asking for help with 6 potential offenders. They arrested three, while the other three ran. Officer Lynch ran after them, caught one, and as he was bringing him...
by 100Clubillinois | Nov 27, 1969 | Fallen Heroes, Uncategorized
Detective Oliver J. Singleton, who had been paralyzed following a gun battle, succumbed to his wounds some 10 months later. Detective Singleton and his partner were wounded when they and other policemen foiled a robbery on January 24, 1969, at the Bell and Howell...
by 100Clubillinois | Nov 13, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Frank G. Rappaport was killed during a gun battle with members of the Black Panther Party. Officer Rappaport and his partner entered a gangway between two buildings, when a man opened fire with a shotgun from a porch below, striking Officer Rappaport in the...
by 100Clubillinois | Nov 13, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Samuel Lynch was killed when his three-wheel motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of South Clark Street and West Polk Street. The driver who struck him was never identified. Officer Lynch had served with the Chicago Police...
by 100Clubillinois | Sep 14, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
On September 14, 1969, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Lawrence J. Kelly of Engine 112 suffered a fatal heart attack while fighting a fire on North Wells Street. He is survived by his wife and son.
by 100Clubillinois | Apr 24, 1969 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Erwin Jackson was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer. Jackson and his partner responded to a call that a man with a gun was threatening customers in the tavern at 3320 West Roosevelt Road. The officers ordered the gunman to drop his weapon. When...
