Bio & Incident Details
Age: 41
Tour: 14 years
Badge # R-9
Military veteran
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Incident Date: 1/31/1969
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Reserve Officer Lester Cole was laying flares at an accident scene when he was struck and killed by the driver of an automobile. The driver reported he never saw the officer.
Officer Cole was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Merchant Marines. He had served as a reserve officer with the Palo Alto Police Department for 14 years and was survived by his wife and children.
