Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell

Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell | San Francisco Police Department, California
San Francisco Police Department, California
Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell

San Francisco Police Department, California

End of Watch Tuesday, May 3, 1977

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Joseph W. Boswell

Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph Boswell was shot and killed when he interrupted a drugstore robbery on his post. Three suspects had taken the five drugstore employees hostage. When Patrol Special Police Officer Boswell visited the drugstore at 9:00 pm, the suspects shot him twice with a 12-gauge shotgun and once with a hand gun.

Patrol Special Police Officer Boswell had served as a special officer for 20 years.

Bio

  • Age 53
  • Tour 20 years
  • Badge 2645

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Shotgun; 12 gauge
  • Offender At large

robbery in progress

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I knew Joe.

He was a kind and dedicated man.
I worked at the Arco station directly across the freeway from the pharmacy where he was shot.

He stopped in earlier in the evening for a cup of machine made coffee.

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June 1, 2022

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