Patrolman Gerald D. Pickett
Des Moines Police Department
Iowa

End of Watch: Thursday, September 24, 1925
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 228

Patrolman Pickett was killed in a motorcycle accident while on routine patrol. As he approahced an intersection, a sand truck turned directly in front of him. Patrolman Pickett struck the truck and sustained severe head and internal injuries. He succumbed to his injuries later in the evening.

Patrolman Pickett had been with the agency for two years.

 
Photograph: Patrolman Gerald D. Pickett

Patch image: Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

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