DeKalb County Police Department
Georgia
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 22, 1948
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Officer Charles Wright succumbed to injuries sustained five days earlier when his vehicle crashed during a high-speed pursuit of a whiskey bootlegger on Briarcliff Road.
The suspect's vehicle also crashed at the same location. The driver fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later.
Officer Wright was survived by his expectant wife, son, and brother. His brother also served with the police department. | 
