Sergeant Michael Foster
New York Municipal Police Force
New York
End of Watch: Monday, August 4, 1851

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 2, 1851
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Foster died of a stab wounded he received two days earlier after responding to a dispute in a bar. Sergeant Foster and another Sergeant responded to a dispute between a bartender and a group of sailors at a bar on Water Street in Manhattan. When they arrived one of the sailors assaulted the other Sergeant. When Sergeant Foster came to his aid, he was stabbed by one of the other sailors. He was removed to the hospital, where he died two days later from the wound.