Officer Arthur H. Gelhar
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Saturday, August 8, 1931

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, August 7, 1931
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Gelhar succumbed to injuries received in an automobile accident on Connecticut Avenue 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. A vehicle that yielded to the motorcycle near the National Zoo pulled in front of the car and caused a collision. Officer Gelhar received major head injuries and died the next day.

Officer Gelhar had been with the agency for over nine years and was survived by his wife and two children.