Trooper Pearle E. Roberts
Connecticut State Police
Connecticut

End of Watch: Saturday, November 25, 1922
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Trooper Roberts was killed in a motorcycle accident in Mount Carmel while returning to headquarters following a duty at a college football game. The front wheel of his police motorcycle became caught in a streetcar track on Whitney Boulevard. He was thrown to the ground and sustained fatal injuries.

Trooper Roberts was survived by his expectant wife.

 
Photograph: Trooper Pearle E. Roberts

Patch image: Connecticut State Police, Connecticut

Visit Trooper Roberts's memorial at www.ODMP.org