Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch Saturday, August 8, 1931
Add to My HeroesArthur H. Gelhar
Officer Arthur Gelhar succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Connecticut Avenue, NW, while responding to a homicide.
He and his partner were responding in an emergency car and were following a motorcycle officer who had lights and sirens activated. A vehicle that yielded to the motorcycle pulled in front of the car at the entrance to the National Zoo, causing a collision. Officer Gelhar sustained major head injuries and died the next day.
Officer Gelhar had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for over nine years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 38
- Tour 9 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
- Incident Date Friday, August 7, 1931
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