Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # 6048
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/1/1931
Weapon: Rifle; Machine gun
Suspect: Three arrests
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Policeman John Vondruska of the Fillmore Street Station was killed when he tried to prevent an $8,000 armed robbery of the Yellow Cab Company garage at Leamington and Flournoy Street. The gunmen drove up to the garage just before 7:00 a.m. where Policeman Vondruska was stationed to prevent robberies.
When the gunmen commanded, “Stick ‘em up”, Policeman Vondruska opened fire. One of the gunmen, using a machine gun, opened fire on the policeman and mortally wounded him.
A cab driver was shot in the legs as he attempted to assist the fallen officer.
