Police Officer Jacob Zapp
Baltimore City Police Department
Maryland
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 15, 1891
Cause: Struck by train

Biographical Info
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Zapp was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad locomotive while walking near the tracks on South Baltimore Street during a severe thunderstorm. The intensity of the storm prevented him from seeing the approaching train.

Officer Zapp had served with the agency for 19 years.