Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 3 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Motorcycle accident
Incident Date: 7/20/1932
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Joseph Burke was killed in a motorcycle accident on Spring Street while en route to direct school traffic nearby. It is believed that his motorcycle tipped over as he attempted to come to a stop behind a truck that had just stopped.
He was taken to Troy Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries four hours later.
Officer Burke was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Troy Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife, mother, brother, and three sisters.
