| Police Officer Thomas J. Burns Baltimore City Police Department Maryland End of Watch: Friday, October 1, 1948 Biographical Info Age: 24 Tour of Duty: 1 year Badge Number: 1559 Incident Details Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Date of Incident: Friday, October 1, 1948 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Charged Officer Burns was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. The other driver was charged with a failure to grant right of way charge.
Officer Burns had been with the agency for one year and had served in the United States Army during World War II. |