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Officer Miles Henry Phillips | DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia

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Miles Henry Phillips

DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch: Friday, August 12, 1927

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Age: Not available

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Automobile accident

Incident Date: 8/12/1927

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Miles Phillips and Officer Lewell Henderson were patrolling for bootleggers in a touring car. The touring car crashed and both were killed. It is unknown exactly what happened, but it is believed that bootleggers set a roadblock trap for Officers Henderson and Phillips.

Officer Phillips was survived by his wife and four children.

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Officer Lewell S. Henderson
DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Friday, August 12, 1927
Cause: Automobile accident

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Great-Uncle Miles,
I want everyone to know how proud I am of you and to know you gave your life to fighting crime. I wish I could have known you but you are in my heart.

Elizabeth Smith Grimland
Great-neice
May 6, 2008

 

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