Police Officer Joseph A. Burke
Troy Police Department
New York
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 20, 1932
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

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 wit the Troy Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife, mother, brother, and three sisters.