| Police Officer Arthur DeMatte Larchmont Police Department New York End of Watch: Tuesday, October 12, 1976 Biographical Info Age: 46 Tour of Duty: 20 years Badge Number: 217 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, October 12, 1976 Weapon Used: Officer's handgun Suspect Info: Convicted Officer Arthur DeMatte was shot and killed while attempting to remove a transient from the New Haven Railroad tracks. The suspect was able to gain control of Officer DeMatte's service weapon and shot him. The man was convicted of murder and sent to prison.
Officer DeMatte had served with the agency for 20 years. He was survived by his wife and four children. |