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Constable Richard LaVerne Teske | Clayton Village Police Department, Michigan Clayton Village Police Department, Michigan

Constable

Richard LaVerne Teske

Clayton Village Police Department, Michigan

End of Watch: Saturday, August 15, 1964

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 34

Tour: 1 year

Badge # Not available

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Incident Date: 8/15/1964

Weapon: Automobile

Suspect: Never apprehended

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Constable Richard Teske was killed in an automobile accident on Morey Highway near Plank Road while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. His vehicle failed to make a bend in the road and it rolled over. Constable Teske was ejected from the vehicle and it landed on top of him. The vehicle he was chasing at the time was never found.

Constable Teske had been the constable in the evenings for one year. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

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That picture is of my dad and his daughter Susan. Because of my father I became a Deputy Sheriff first in Lenawee County then in Jackson County. He was a great inspiration to his wife, myself my brother and my sister. We all have hoped that the person who he was chasing that August night would come forward and identify himself. The family would like to forgive him because, for that person, it must be horrible living with the guilt. We all miss my father.

Deputy Garry Teske
Jackson County Sheriff Dept, Michigan
January 28, 2010

 

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